“Do you have a dream? Take it forward with the power to decide and deliver!”

“Sometimes we have to inspire and encourage ourselves, through our personal narrative. And we start with what we know.”

“I had to learn what my grandfather and mother knew about some of this journey’s problems. My job was to sit back and let the Lord work it out according to His will. That’s the best way —always!”

“Let faith and hope be the cornerstones for all of your tomorrows.”

“In mind's special processes, a ten-mile run takes far longer than the 60 minutes reported by a grandfather clock. Such time, in fact, hardly exists at all in the real world; it is all out on the trail somewhere, and you only go back to it when you are out there.”

“The more you take responsibility for your attitudes, the more you can adjust yourself in a forward thinking manner.”

“There was no let-up. The tempo was always moderate but steady. If a new guy decided to pick up the pace, that's where it stayed, whether he finished with the group or not. You showed off at your peril.”