The joy is in the journey, not the destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else.

Being inspired is fine for a week, and being motivated might work for a month or so, but to make any lifestyle change last a lifetime, you need dedication.

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.

I didn't train all that time just to come here and get it over with as fast as I can

I'm not saying running could solve all of the world's problems, but I think it would be a good start.

All from other lands, who by the terms of [congressional] laws and a compliance with their provisions become naturalized, are adopted citizens of the United States; all other persons born within the Republic, of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty, are natural born citizens. Gentleman [sic] can find no exception to this statement touching natural-born citizens except what is said in the Constitution relating to Indians.

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.