Be kind to thy sister. Not many may know the depths of true sisterly love.

Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, and joined in thy innocent glee.

Nope, you stick out like a fart in a church.

A difficult journey is more revealing of character than any discussion or analysis.

Women, music, beer, and pie. Rurik, you're just an all-American guy.

I cannot listen to Beethoven or Mahler or Chopin or Bach when I write because those composers require you stop what you are doing and listen.

The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence.

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.

Better one suffer than a nation grieve.

When you put your arms around me, You let me know there's nothing in this world I can't do

It was really impossible to break through in Russia. We couldn't buy any balls. We really didn't have any courts, no rackets, nothing. And no people to practice with.

Folklore is always changing and evolving for new audiences.