I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

'I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world.

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.

No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.

The potential for greatness lives within us all.

Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

This is your life, and its ending one minute at a time.

If I were to be brutally honest with myself, how often is my journey actually a path designed to circumvent my journey?

Scientists are human—they're as biased as any other group. But they do have one great advantage in that science is a self-correcting process.

It is far better to be happy than to have your bodies act as graveyards for animals. Accordingly, the apostle [St.] Matthew partook of seeds, nuts and vegetables, without meat.

Hanging out with comics, all they did was make fun of me.

It is not our criminal actions that require courage to confess, but those which are ridiculous and foolish.

To me, anything that is a church is really just far too close minded.

Southerners have been known to stay over the Fourth and not get home before Thanksgiving. Some oldtimers take in overnight guests and keep them through three generations.

Be an opener of doors

To behold the day-break! The little light fades the immense and diaphanous shadows, The air tastes good to my palate.