The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation.

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

There are few restrictions on your life with asthma, as long as you take care of yourself.

What people need to know is that asthma isn't a minor 'wheeze-disease.' It kills over five thousand people in America every year, and I could've been one of them.

Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.

I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But ignoring my problem didn't make it go away.

Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.

I've had asthma my entire life.

Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.

If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going.

I maintained my edge by always being a student; you will always have something new to learn.

Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom.

You can be this super-successful woman who's smart and effective but still feminine. When I worked in finance, I didn't always think that was possible.

It's made me cynical at a young age to see how overlooked certain groups I've admired are.

The whole experience of 'Eastbound' has been completely unexpected and super-surprising every step of the way.

Economy is a subject which admits of being treated with levity, but it cannot so be disposed of.

The issues of going back to coal in Ontario? I don't think we're going to win that one.

[The] whirlwind fife-and-drum of the storm bends the salt marsh grass, disturbs stars in the sky and the star on the steeple; it is a privilege to see so much confusion.

I am proud to be part of a species where a subset of its members willingly put their lives at risk to push the boundaries of our existence.

There's nothing the world loves more than a ready-made description which they can hang on to a man, and so save themselves all trouble in future.

To sleep perchance to dream