"Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond."

"I am a generous man, by nature, and far more trusting than I should be. Indeed. The real world is risky territory for people with generosity of spirit. Beware."

"Of all the men that have run for president in the twentieth century, only George McGovern truly understood what a monument America could be to the human race."

"Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clubs and Nike sells running shoes. But running is unique in that the world's best racers are on the same course, at the same time, as amateurs, who have as much chance of winning as your average weekend warrior would scoring a touchdown in the NFL."

"Do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did."

"He who seeks peace must remember that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see."