Losing and dying: it's the same thing.

Pain is only temporary. Quitting is forever!

Suffering, I was beginning to think, was essential to a good life, and as inextricable from such a life as bliss. It’s a great enhancer. It might last a minute, but eventually it subsides, and when it does, something else takes its place, and maybe that thing is a great space. For happiness. Each time I encountered suffering, I believed that I grew, and further defined my capacities – not just my physical ones, but my interior ones as well, for contentment, friendship, or any other human experience.

If there is a defining characteristic of a man as opposed to a boy, maybe it's patience.

Me and running don’t always see eye to eye. Some days it hurts more than others. But it doesn’t mean I don’t do it. I deal with it and I keep running because not everything that is good for you, always feels good for you.

Knowledge is power, community is strength and positive attitude is everything

At this point of my life, I'm not out to protect anybody. I'm out to protect seven people, and they all have the last name Armstrong.