The only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends.

When you fall, leap to your feet and try again.

My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment.

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989.

Of course, I grew up in Communist Romania, but I am happy to say that now our country is democratic, and prospering, since the revolution in 1989.

Work hard for your goals and live in the moment.

Jump off the beam, flip off the bars follows your dreams, and reach for the stars

Romanians have a saying, 'Not every dog has a bagel on its tail.' It means that not all streets are paved with gold. When I began my career, I just wanted to do cartwheels.

I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives.

Ali ipak uz mene se može, mada je neobično, Sa mnom je opasno hteti, ja nikad ne odustajem.

Instead of asking why they left, now I ask, what beauty will I createin the space the no longeroccupy?

If it doesn't lead to success or happiness, it is absolutely not for you.

As I drifted off to sleep, I could hear him breathing, and that definitely helped me relax.

Seeing someone reading something I wrote on an airplane - things like that are pretty awesome.

Winning coaches must treat mistakes like copperheads in the bedclothes - avoid them with all the energy you can muster.

My goodness, everyone is planting grapes, even a neighbor with only five acres.

Things that are very significant and important to you when constructing an identity when you're younger change.

High birth is an accident, not a virtue.

Unbelief starves the soul; faith finds food in famine.