My mom devised a plan to get me out of the house and gave me the choice between ballet or skating. She knew both of those sports were time-consuming and would keep me busy with hours of practice.

I love hanging out with friends and family.

I havent mastered the art of sitting and smiling.

I love to win, honestly. ... If you love to win, you should say it. And honestly, I'm hooked on it.

Off the ice, I can be soft, and I can be elegant and sweet.

When Im competing, I need to be strong.

I really believe that women who are confident in their natural beauty are the most beautiful

Skaters are infamously superstitious.

From a young age, I was viciously competitive.

Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me.

Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in.

What if our common sense has been negatively influenced by our addiction to comfort?

A relationship will only go as far as you both want it to.

I was in love with the idea of him. An ideal of him. Of who I thought he was. Of who he used to be.

Even if the gods did exist, the Epicureans argued, they didn't care about us. Rather, everything comes from nature, and all that really exists are atoms and void, moving and congregating.

The democrats are a coastal party.

Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with the part of another; people are friends in spots.

Mexican food is one of the best culinary experiences that people can have.

The National Federation of Republican Women has a long history of helping bring women into the political process while promoting the Republican cause.

When I see my opponent, I begin to shake uncontrollably. Once he hits me, I think to myself, you just hit Wanderlei Silva, how dare you hit Wanderlei Silva. Then I try to kill them.

The Democratic National Committee is virtually 100 percent anti-firearms ownership, and the Republican National Committee stands on the side of the freedom.