“You are truly your own hero in running. It is up to you to have the responsibility and self-discipline to get the job done.”

I am not somebody who just likes to run. I am a runner.

This is the difference between a pastime and a passion. I like to play golf, but I am not a golfer. I like to cook, but I am not a chef. I don’t just like to run. I am a runner. It is a passion

For something to hurt that bad, and feel so good, it’s just inexplicable.

It is part of who I am and is woven into the fabric of my personality, character, and psyche.

I love controlling a race, chewing up an opponent.

Let’s get down and dirty. Let’s fight it out. It’s raw, animalistic, with no one to rely on but yourself. There’s no better feeling than that.

Right is its own defense.

If you’ve had a bumper crop, you don’t owe me triple tithes. And if you’ve had no crops at all, you don’t owe me no tithes. So there must be something inherently fair about it.

The United States is showing minimal and diminishing interest in the Muslim world. They now have to confront their own problems. The old excuses are gone. The old justifications are gone and therefore the anger of people is turning increasingly against their own rulers.

Black history is being comfortable in your own skin no matter what color you are. Black history makes me proud of where I came from and where I am going in life.

There are not a lot of paths through the woods for someone who sings, plays the cello, and wants to tour on a human scale and create change in the world. I’m on my own path. It’s pretty awesome.

I am convinced that it is my own fault. Verdi is one of those composers.

My own parents were touchy-feely.

I feel like I’m away for much of my own life.