I stay as far away from politics as possible, or any controversy.

Worrying gets you nowhere. If you turn up worrying about how you're going to perform, you've already lost. Train hard, turn up, run your best and the rest will take care of itself.

Easy is not a option..No days off..Never Quit..Be Fearless..Talent you have Naturally..Skill is only developed by hours and hours of Work

Don't think about the start of the race, think about the ending.

I just imagine all the other runners are big spiders, and then I get super scared.

Believe in your dreams and that anything is possible.

There are better starters than me but I'm a strong finisher.

A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.

I want to thank GOD for everything he as done for me cause without him none of this wouldn't be possible.

For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.

I know what I can do, so I never doubt myself.

We often know the truth, but rarely do we follow it.

Any sympathy won for Aileen Wuornos based on a lie is not sympathy at all. The question is, can we have sympathy for the circumstances of someone's life? That's what I was interested in.

I like when a poem ends on its "receipts," meaning it gives me something tactile or tangible to dwell on as I exit the reading experience. So I strive to end my own poems that way as well.

No artifact is a work of art if it does not help to humanize us. Without art...our world would have remained a jungle.

Ever since her trip with Alexia to Scotland, Mrs. Tunstell had rather a taste for foreign travel. Alexia blamed it on the kilts.

But, when the chips are down, its better to be furious with someone you love, or frightened for someone you love, than be put through the merciless horror of being ashamed of someone you love.

There is no normal life; it's just an idea we've been fed. People who realize that tend to be the happiest.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness.

Sit down and read. Educate yourself for the coming conflicts.

The momentary thrill of getting rarely equals the lasting joy of giving.