"Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home."

“My term ends in June 2004 and I have no intention to change that,”

“To my mind, having a care and concern for others is the highest of the human qualities.”

“To do the best that I possibly could in my world makes me pretty happy.”

Source : "Q&A with a New Olympian: Ashton Eaton (Decathlon)". Runner's World Interview, www.runnersworld.com. June 24, 2012.

“I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more than sitting, opening a book, and reading it. But I also love listening to audio books.”

“I feel simply carried along each hour, doing my part in a plan which is far beyond myself. […] My part is to live this hour in continuous inner conversation with God and in perfect responsiveness to His will. This seems to be all I need to think about.”

Source : Frank Laubach (2012). “Letters by a Modern Mystic: Excerpts from letters written to his father by Frank C. Laubach”, p.9, SPCK

“I remembered my question! Did you find a partner?”

“In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight.”

“Pressed up against him, I can feel the thud of his heart against mine, his ribcase expanding and contracting rapidly against my chest, the warm whisper of his breath tickling the side of my neck, the brush of his leg against my thigh. Resting my arms on his shoulders, I pull back a little to get a look at his face. But he isn't smiling any more.”