I'm starting to cry. I'm remembering those years I struggled with my weight, those times when I saw my reflection in a store window and didn't know who that fat person was, years when it was a big accomplishment for me to exercise at two dots on the StairMaster. And now I'm finishing a 26-mile race. Damn! This is better than winning an Emmy!

Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.

You only have to believe that you can succeed, that you can be whatever your heart desires, be willing to work for it, and you can have it.

Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life’s blessings.

There is the voice that everybody hears... saying to you, "You should do this, you should be this, you ought to, you got to." And then there is the still small voice - for some people not so small - inside every human being that calls you to something that is greater than yourself.

I've learned that every single trial offers us a chance to either turn away from what we know to be true, or to stand strong in who we are...

How do I define success? Let me tell you, money's pretty nice. But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful, because meaning is what brings the real richness to your life.