There were mornings when I just didn't want to get out of bed. But once again, I'm in an adverse situation and having to deal with something new and learn how to do it.

Nobody needs to prove to anybody what they're worthy of, just the person that they look at in the mirror. That's the only person you need to answer to.

Follow your dreams as long as you live! Never be afraid to go out on the limb to live up to your expectations. Always do things your way and Have Fun!

Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself.

I'm the kind of person that when I really want something, I wish for it. I wish on shooting stars. I wish on lots of things.

I'm not following anybody's tracks, I'm making my own, baby.

I've made a promise to myself to be a 100% healthy person if nothing else.

But to personally satisfy my own adrenalin needs, I've been racing cars a little bit, which has been fun.

I don't look at it like that's my rival and I have to beat her. It's more like, I have to ski this as fast as I can and the fastest of everyone out here and that's what I expect.

When you're jumping so high for something so far up in the sky, you have to know that there is definitely someone there who can catch you, someone who knows how to catch you and when.

I get my inspiration from everyone when I need it and how I need it.

Do not let the darkness of others hide the brightness of your heart.

If you avoid your truthful emotions and pain you will implode and contract into a diminished and feeble state.

I think there's always room for humor, especially when you're talking about really serious issues.

Faith is not uprooted by dialectic proof it must already be deeply shaken by other causes to be unable to withstand the shock of argument.

Our memory is childish and it saves only what we need.

To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some people more than others.

Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average. Which means you've met your New Year's resolution.

Lower caloric exposure and episodic fasting can extend the life span of all animals, the longer we spend in the catabolic state, the longer we live.

And I've been incredibly lucky to have a long career in journalism that has given me a front-row seat to some of the most important moments in modern American political life.

Pursuing a God-ordained passion, no matter how crazy it seems, is the most responsible thing you can do.