“Paralyze resistance with persistence.” – Woody Hayes

“Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very’; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.” – Mark Twain

“That’s the magic of revisions – every cut is necessary, and every cut hurts, but something new always grows.” – Kelly Barnhill

“Run the mile you’re in.” – Ryan Hall

“Courage is only an accumulation of small steps.” – George Konrad

“Life is one big transition.” – Willie Stargell

“There are no standards and no possible victories except the joy you are living while dancing your run. You are not running for some future reward – the real reward is now!” – Fred Rohe, The Zen of Running

“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” – John Keating (actor Robin Williams) in the movie THE DEAD POETS SOCIETY

“I beg to urge you everyone:
Life and Death are a Great Matter
Awaken, awaken, awaken
Time passes quickly
Do not waste this precious life.”
                     – Zen Evening Chant