As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends.

When you fall, leap to your feet and try again.

My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment.

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989.

Of course, I grew up in Communist Romania, but I am happy to say that now our country is democratic, and prospering, since the revolution in 1989.

Work hard for your goals and live in the moment.

Jump off the beam, flip off the bars follows your dreams, and reach for the stars

Romanians have a saying, 'Not every dog has a bagel on its tail.' It means that not all streets are paved with gold. When I began my career, I just wanted to do cartwheels.

I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives.

As for us, during twenty years' reign, we have known much bitterness.

We cannot be afraid of the dark that they live in.

You dramatically increase your value to others if you always maintain a calm and pleasant manner.

Cities simply don't have the powers they need to radically innovate in cutting obesity or the number of disaffected teenagers.

When you were made a leader you weren't given a crown, you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.

Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.

Hope for the best, be prepared for the worse. Life is shocking, but you must never appear to be shocked. For no matter how bad it is it could be worse and no matter how good it is it could be better.

I'm always looking for an opportunity to bring progressive Democrats together with some conservative libertarian types, because there are places where we can agree.

I want to be simple. I think that we try - and we think when we grow up - that we have the truth, because we experience and stuff. But that bullsh*t actually.

If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.