My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world.

You can't give up in any game, even if you are losing.

For me, it is the worst kind of sacrilege if you are given some of special talent and you don't take advantage of this gift.

All that matters is that you find a way to put the puck in the net. It doesn't matter how. I learned that from Mario.

I yell at the players if I don't like the way they are playing. But when they're playing well, I hug them.

There's probably a lot of people wondering if I can play.

I don't try to be anything. I just want to play my game.

I love to play for Pittsburgh. If they can't afford me, then I'd love to play in L.A. or New York.

You appreciate things after you lose them.

I know how well I can play. I don't mention myself with the other players. I mention myself with the best.

I'm not 21 and trying to prove something with my words.

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White stars don't mix with the dark blackness of the universe. If they did... everything would be grey

There’s one thing you can start doing right now that will change how you communicate with any young human: Remember what it’s like to be one.

Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely; or to be that thing which is the natural and proper object of love.

The past doesn't haunt us, we haunt the past.

The kindest thing you can do for the people you care about is to become a happy, joyous person

Listening is a form of spiritual hospitality by which you invite strangers to become friends, to get to know their inner selves more fully, and even to dare to be silent with you.

My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.

If we want the most effective fighting force, we need to pick the most qualified capable man for the job, even if it's a woman.

There's always the threat of "spiritual one-up-manship" that we must avoid.