Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

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.

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.

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.

The Sufi must be able to alternate his thought between the relative and the Absolute, the approximate and the Real.

He was just so gorgeous, erotic, and intimidating at the same time, ” she said, grinning.

What is success, after all, but doing what you really want to do?

[Victoria Clark] is one of those people who has the rarest combination of gifts. I can put her in any classical play tomorrow because she such an extraordinary actress.

I'm an obvious example of how everyone is spiraling out of control on the show and just trying to live life the best they can without destroying themselves.

If a place is in your blood, you leave it at your peril. You will never be happy anywhere else.

I'm not like the Brexiteers. I don't deny that we have to permit immigration and the right of establishment for capital and services.

When your science runs into a policy roadblock, all of a sudden the science starts to disappear.

Damn these human beings; if I had invented them I would go hide my head in a bag.

I'm always out looking for weird, beautiful things.