"You need the courage to seem foolish and to fail."

“Depression is not generalized pessimism, but pessimism specific to the effects of one's own skilled action.”

“Don't let anyone tell you that the truth can't disappear. If I believe in anything, rather than God, is that I am part of something that goes all the way back to Antigone, and that whatever speaks the truth of our hearts can only make us stronger. Can only give us the power to counter the hate and bigotry and heal this addled world. Just remember: You are not alone.”

“I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.”

“Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.”

Source : "What Hemingway Would Think of the Internet", July 2, 2011.

“I may not drink an electrolyte beverage during the race. If I am running in an hour, I won't need one. But if you're running an hour-and-a-half to two hours or more, maybe you need a little bit of the electrolytes.”

“I've never taken a job on anything I didn't want to do.”

“What is the natural reaction when told you have a hopeless mental illness? That diagnosis does you in; that, and the humiliation of being there. I mean, the indignity you're subjected to. My God.”

“Know your limits, but never stop trying to break them.”

Source : "Ep. 43 - Kyle Maynard: Inspirational Athlete, Entrepreneur & Author of 'No Excuses'". "GDA" with Kyle Davis, www.gdapodcast.com. April 26, 2017.