As a kid in British Columbia, going back a long way, I learned to skate.

Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings.

I've been hit hard a few times, been hit really hard a few times, but I don't think I've ever left a memorable, lasting impression on anyone I've ever hit.

I'm exhausted trying to stay healthy.

Balanced is probably what I am, although that's just a polite way to say that you don't do anything very well.

I hope people like me and appreciate me the way I am.

And for the team, I always tried to do the right thing.

People here want the team to win and to do well. The thing is, we know when to shoot the puck.

I also feel I adapted. I was willing to try to fit into any role. The way I figured, it was always up to me to prove my worth, that I deserved to be here.

I don't know if I've ever had a memorable body check. It's not really part of my game.

The 70's hair with the long on the sides, just doesn't look good coming down the sides of the helmet.

In writing, a good guy must never break any of the Ten Commandments. A bad guy must break every one. That's why writing female characters is so much fun. They're not GUYS at all.

Great. I've been at this school for less than five hours and I've already made two enemies simply by existing. -Clara

I am against the death penalty.

I married the man of my dreams in 1998.

We must certainly acknowledge that solitude is a fine thing; but it is a pleasure to have some one who can answer, and to whom we can say, from time to time, that solitude is a fine thing.

Perseverance is a silent power that grows irresistibly greater with time.

I'm loyal and I think most Texans are very loyal, but I'm also stubborn.

I'm just so grateful and astonished that I'm still respected and listened to.

Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

Eternal life means more than mere future blessing to be enjoyed by believers; it is equally a kind of spiritual ability.