To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.

I grew my beard out a little bit just to show that indeed I am a man.

I will be 60 or 70 years old still rocking my Chanel blazer with my hair all coiffed.

Nobody gets lucky all the time. Nobody can win all the time. Nobody's a robot. Nobody's perfect.

I played soccer, and I was the kid who ran the wrong way, or I was pretending to be some sort of zebra and I would flail my arms and kick up my legs.

Figure skating is theatrical. It's artistic. It's elegant. It's extremely athletic. And there's a very specific audience for that.

We are each an army of one. March forward with your army, never let go of your future and never listen to idiots who tell you ‘no.’

I love skating and sparkling and flying around the ice, and people clap for you. It's an amazing feeling.

To sum up my idea of on-ice costume fashion sense, it's probably that too much is never enough.

I suppose being fierce is a very good thing, and a very cool thing. But more than fierce, I think I'm a strong person and a strong individual. And that's what I take with me every day.

You only live once. Life is a show

In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. In the darkness the man with a candle is an easy target.

As the saying goes: God made man and woman

Self-doubt inflicts the deepest wounds.

Success does not come from having one's work recognized by others. It is the fruit of a seed that you lovingly planted.

When we simplify, we are attending to our minds. Clearminds lead to creativity, vision, health, and productivity.

Unquestionably it is possible to do without happiness it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind.

I often say that shareholders should feel very responsible for how responsive corporations are to the public trust.

Painting pictures in our mind of what we want serves as the foundation for greater living and greater relationships.

If you look at sentencing in America, African-Americans and Latinos get sentenced for the same crimes at very different rates.

Options allow a woman to tailor her role to her personality, but if a man expects to provide well, he expects to wear a suit, not to wear what suits him.