The Olympics: not one of my better memories.

I tell people I'm too stupid to know what's impossible. I have ridiculously large dreams, and half the time they come true.

Probably the '86 nationals. That was my first real national title and first real statement I ever made in figure skating, and my life changed after I returned.

My mother introduced me to many different things, and figure skating was one of them. I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice.

Right now I am doing my residency in orthopedic research.

You can accomplish anything with pure persistence and drive.

What makes you really come together under pressure is determination and focus and toughness.

I was always very strong in math, physics and calculus.

So I went for engineering, specifically product design, which I enjoyed.

If you trust your nerve as well as your skill, you're capable of a lot more than you can imagine.

I am not really sure how I got interested in medicine.

In Christ, there is newness of life.

Are you always this honest?""Almost never

One person can make a difference, and every person should try.

I was raised by just my mom. See, my father died when I was eight years old. At least, that's what he told us in the letter.

The best and only safe road to honor, glory, and true dignity is justice.

In Leon's account of his life, no-one was mean-spirited, no-one schemed or lied or betrayed; everyone was celebrated at least in some degree... Leon turned out to be a spineless, grinning idiot.

In connection with death, or birth, or love, modesty is only a rather puerile self-consciousness.

I think Obama is possibly the most dangerous and destructive president we have ever had

I'm not the type to turn to drugs and alcohol, but I do have a profound devotion to art and music - and children.

The wisest among you is he whose sustenance is the fear of Allah.