"He wanted to impart some of the truths Bruce Denton had taught him, that you dont' become a runner by winning a morning workout. The only true way is to marshal the ferocity of your ambition over the course of many days, weeks, months, and (if you could finally come to accept it) years. The Trial of Miles; Miles of Trials. How could he make them understand?"

-- John L. Parker Jr.

#Running Quotes #Workout Quotes #Morning Quotes

“...if you live feeling like Your glass is half empty, well, It may as well be empty all the way.”
“How absurd and delicious it is to be in love with somebody younger than yourself. Everybody should try it.”

Source : Barbara Pym (2013). “A Very Private Eye: An Autobiography in Diaries and Letters”, p.108, Pan Macmillan
“I'm drawn to failure. I feel that I'm contending with it constantly in my own life.”
“The art of communication is the language of leadership.”
“Like most severely overweight people, I had to hit a rock-hard bottom before I'd take responsibility for the consequences of neglecting my own health.”
“I've just come back from Mississippi and over there when you talk about the West Bank they think you mean Arkansas.”
“The American's head are on their chins a little bit at the moment”
“True development must be in harmony with the needs of people and the rhythms of the natural world.”

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