A block of blood should not have the word "cake" after it. . . they might as well say "shite gateau
The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.
I'm not sure who invented dodgeball, but I can almost guarantee you that it wasn't the shortest kid in the class.
The only magic in our lives as runners is the magic of consistency. Not every run will make you feel great.
Marathons are about tenacity as much as talent.
Every human being born within the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen.
If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.
His life rushes onward in such torrential rhythm that. . . only angels and devils can catch the tempo of it.
Since stepping down as laboratory director in 1999, I have devoted an increasing fraction of my time to international issues. I am involved with energy, environment, and sustainability issues, particularly as they involve new energy sources free of greenhouse gases.
What you're blaming yourself for is being who you are. And that's no one's fault and nothing you can change.
As americans I think it's harder for us to have a relationship with opera because the access to it is so limited.