I look at it as a challenge, ... I'm not going to put too much added pressure on myself. I want to play in the NHL, and after that [happens], I can worry about things beyond that.

Dreams are so important. You need to have big goals and expect a lot of yourself but you have to enjoy the ride too.

I promise to play for the logo on the front, not the name on the back

It didn't feel like it was anything too major, but if you had to look at one hit that would be it.

I don't think there's ever a time where I step back and say I wish I was something different. I'm doing what I love to do.

I try to stay pretty level-headed and just do what I have to do.

Wouldn’t it be amazing, getting up everyday and playing; doing something that you love to do?

Love isn't lying, it's loose in a lady who lingers, saying she is lost, and choking on hello.

I've always had a passion for hockey, ... That's the key. You can't be putting in time. You have to enjoy doing what you do.

Individual honors and scoring championships are great, but my No. 1 goal is to win the Stanley Cup.

I want to be the best. So whatever comes with that, I have to accept it.

Laugh a little when the joke's on you

I love you. You are closest to my heart, closer than any other human being. You are my extension. You are my prayer. You are my belief in God. For better or worse you inherit me.

The criminal penalties [for suicide] are the production of a later and darker age.

When you have to start compromising yourself and your morals for the people around you, it's probably time to change the people around you.

I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always take place; it's unavoidable.

In racing there are always things you can learn, every single day. There is always space for improvement, and I think that applies to everything in life.

It's hard for a newbie author to get noticed.

When delicate and feeling souls are separated, there is not a feature in the sky, not a movement of the elements, not an aspiration of the breeze, but hints some cause for a lover's apprehension.

NASA has to approve whatever we wear, so there are clothes to choose from, like space shorts - we wear those a lot - and NASA T-shirts.

The danger of the Web is that you can go from idea to public announcement in under ten minutes.