Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.

The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.

I don't want to look back-I want to keep looking ahead. I'd hate for my defining moment to be my past.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled ‘This could change your life’.

We are the children of gods and angels.

First make your business itself a brand and then every product you create will be accepted as a brand.

The soul is like a caged bird, it waits for the right person to open the door and set it free.

What nonsense people talk about happy marriages!" exclaimed Lord Henry. " A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

People have the idea of missionaries as going out with the Bible and hitting natives with it. It's not really what they were doing. They were all doing something rather different.

Beyond politics, the West is suffering from what can be called a crisis of brokenness - broken institutions, broken families and broken souls.

I shrug. "I'll probably mention that I'm in love with you." He chuckles. "Only you would say that in such a I-think-I'll-wash-my-hair-tonight tone.

The feeling one has after coming to know American women is that they are starving at their sources.