Quotations about Running

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.

-Ruth Benedict

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For every failure,...

For every failure,...

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock,...

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I've aged, Sidney....

I've aged, Sidney....

I've aged, Sidney. There are new lines in my face. I look like a brand-new, steel-belted radial...

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We stayed in...

We stayed in...

We stayed in character all day long, we had everybody call us by our character's names . . . that gave us the creative...

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It has long...

It has long...

It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family wears...

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Nostalgia isn't what...

Nostalgia isn't what...

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Source: In

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To make a...

To make a...

To make a prairie
It takes clover and one bee
One clover, and a bee, and revery.
The revery alone will...

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You must create...

You must create...

You must create your own world. I am responsible for my world.

Source: In Words of...

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Icebergs behoove the...

Icebergs behoove the...

Icebergs behoove the soul (Both being self-made from elements least visible) to see themselves: fleshed, fair,...

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[T]he food choice...

[T]he food choice...

[T]he food choice of others is becoming more and more heatedly exclusive until it may well turn into one of those...

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The woman who...

The woman who...

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.

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Use missteps as...

Use missteps as...

Use missteps as stepping stones to deeper understanding and greater achievement.

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To swallow and...

To swallow and...

To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human...

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Love is a...

Love is a...

Love is a pearl of purest hue,
But stormy waves are round it;
And dearly may a woman rue,
The hour that...

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It [The Mickey...

It [The Mickey...

It [The Mickey Mouse Club] was a great way to grow up. I loved being around kids who had the same passions I...

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I am leaving...

I am leaving...

I am leaving the town to the invaders: increasingly numerous, mediocre, dirty, badly behaved, shameless...

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I could not...

I could not...

I could not live by literature if only to begin with, because of the slow maturing of my work and its special...

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I had never...

I had never...

I had never been as resigned to ready-made ideas as I was to ready-made clothes, perhaps because although I couldn't...

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Courage, then, for...

Courage, then, for...

Courage, then, for the end draws near! A few more years of persistent, faithful work and the women of the United...

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I know that...

I know that...

I know that I've been blessed in many ways, and I was fortunate enough to travel the world and meet a lot of...

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I generally avoid...

I generally avoid...

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

Source: 'My Little...

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