You know why divorce costs so much? Because it is worth it!

The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them.

It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel different. I felt the same.

I always know where the scissors are.

And there is such a thing as a decathlon high. It's like a rock rolling down hill, picking up momentum. You get better and better.

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me.

Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at.

To me, the decathlon is its own little society and I am part of that culture.

When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper.

Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.

It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.

You sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve

Having riches ultimately means having few needs.

Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.

It was the darkness that got you. It was heavy darkness, greasy and compelling. It made walls round you, and shut you in so that you felt like you could not breathe.

Within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live.

The greatest weapon of mass destruction is corporate economic globalization.

Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you’re about as likely to find someone else interested in it.

Fang, I think you better stop or Talon might turn you into a wolf kabob. (Vane)

There's that stigma about New Yorkers, how they're so mean, but in my experience it was quite the opposite. People were very genuine and very nice, even on the subway.