Tollefson Quotes & Sayings

When we are placed in a set of circumstances where we have to take initiative and be creative, some of us find it hard to transition. Those people have been trained not to think but to obey orders. They are slaves to the training, unconsciously pledging allegiance to the average. Mentally they recite from the manual of mediocrity. — T.D. Jakes

Everything I do that I'm enthusiastic about. This is genuine enthusiasm. If I don't - I mean I've done other projects that I have not been a fan of until I realized I was doing it and I wasn't really there. And I don't do those anymore. — Michael Novak

As Christians we need to live in a constant state of forgiveness. — Mark Tollefson

To build you need vision;
to sustain you need strength. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Being an Olympic runner and now a mommy, it is so important to me to help my children learn early on how to be active and stay healthy. — Carrie Tollefson

It was a mutual relationship. — Monica Lewinsky

When you put your mind to it, you usually find that there is a way to achieve what you want after all. — Jane Harman

A marathon is a like a roller coaster ... You might toss your cookies, jump for joy, pass out, or have to close your eyes and just breathe. Even when it is going smooth, all of a sudden there can be a drop or even better, an acceleration. Hang on, stick to your plan, and enjoy every step of the way. I can't wait to do another ... or maybe ten! Get after it! — Carrie Tollefson

I think I was just trying to coast and you can't coast and try and win at the same time, you know? It'll be three years now since those wins, but the last couple of years I've just really been trying to put my miles in, get them up there to 80 miles a week, 90 miles a week and put the work in again. — Carrie Tollefson