People are gonna believe what they want to believe And like I said before, I really don't give a damn.

Truthfully I don't remember much about anything after the Olympics 'cause I, I lost everything.

I like fighting, but I hate hurting people.

Skating was put on the map, supposedly from me Everybody made a life and a livelihood, um, except me.

I have never been the stereotypical figure skater.

My biological mother made my clothes or bought my clothes from Salvation Army or Goodwill.

She hits me and she beats me and she drinks. My mom is an alcoholic.

Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it prevail over him.

Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes-each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands.

I am a part of you, and the part of me, that is a part of you, will always be a part of you. That part will never leave you.

The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back.

Allowing a friend to careen toward self destruction is not friendship. That is a habit the United States needs to break as it pursues a richer and more deeply supportive relationship with Israel.

for he is such a disagreeable man, that it would be quite a misfortune to be liked by him.

Practice experiencing your feelings directly and completely by observing them as they move through your mind and body and then letting them go.

By my reckoning, I only need about 200 more takeout coffee cups to complete my bitterly ironic mosaic of Al Gore.

In our society many of the old rituals have lost much of their power. New ones have not arisen.

I really am thankful that I got to do The Proposal movie the right way with people who taught me how to do comedy better.