I have always thought that being a good American is appreciating the world, not just your own country.

I grew my beard out a little bit just to show that indeed I am a man.

I will be 60 or 70 years old still rocking my Chanel blazer with my hair all coiffed.

Nobody gets lucky all the time. Nobody can win all the time. Nobody's a robot. Nobody's perfect.

I played soccer, and I was the kid who ran the wrong way, or I was pretending to be some sort of zebra and I would flail my arms and kick up my legs.

Figure skating is theatrical. It's artistic. It's elegant. It's extremely athletic. And there's a very specific audience for that.

We are each an army of one. March forward with your army, never let go of your future and never listen to idiots who tell you ‘no.’

I love skating and sparkling and flying around the ice, and people clap for you. It's an amazing feeling.

To sum up my idea of on-ice costume fashion sense, it's probably that too much is never enough.

I suppose being fierce is a very good thing, and a very cool thing. But more than fierce, I think I'm a strong person and a strong individual. And that's what I take with me every day.

You only live once. Life is a show

I never understood how men could remember all those details about sports but, yet, were incapable of remembering where they set their car keys or wallet.

Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.

The Thing from Another World' was the first movie that really scared me.

I love sushi, but I'm not going to write a column about it.

He who controls the past controls the future.

We found ourselves veiled and separated from our friends.

I always believe in doing new things and using new materials that I have never used or that I didn't like for a long time.

We all love to see women on top, and as the record shows, this next powerful woman is always on top. She does it all by living for love.

Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.

I was very fortunate to be able to represent an icon to many African Americans.