Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.
Years ago, women sat in the kitchen drinking coffee and discussing life. Now they discuss the same topics while they run.
Running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are.
Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or your family role.
Every time I fail I assume I will be a stronger person for it.
When I first started running, I was so embarrassed I'd walk when cars passed me. I'd pretend I was looking at the flowers!
Marathoning is a metaphor for life, so there are a lot of parallels you can draw. I tell people to follow your dream, follow your heart, follow your passion, run your own race and believe in yourself. I think anybody who wants to succeed has to have passion. My love for this sport, you can't instill it in someone else.
I feel like I have the greatest life an artist could dream of.
When you read something that good, it's terrifying because you're thinking, "Oh, god, what if I don't get this?"
Where one man reads the Bible, a hundred read you and me.
The first thing to realize in meditation is that there is no authority, that the mind must be completely free to examine, to observe, to learn. And so there is no following, no accepting, no obedience.