That's the beauty of starting lines: Until you begin a new venture, you never know what awaits you.

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly.

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving.

Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.

If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.

To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.

As we run, we become.

This world is not without causes. There is Moksha [ultimate liberation] when one’s causes stops. There is Moksha where everyone's 'claim' is completed. Without a cause, effect does not happen.

Simply stated, earth is a school-a divine educational process custom-fit to each of us.

I like having written better than I like having acted.

The little things that made up the fabric of the first six years of my life were suddenly ripped away, and I didn't have anyone around me who loved me. Not one single person.

I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a great part. I'd love to do a box-office hit.

When a man marries he takes a bigger risk than the woman, because she can march out with his kids, his money, his home, and his dog.

That's the interesting thing about writing. You can start late, you can be ignorant of things, and yet, if you work hard and pay attention you can do a good job of it.

You believe what you want to believe

Nothing bad can happen to us if we were on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.