I like school very much, and I'll go to college if my career slows down. But kids go to college to be where I am today. Not to put college down, but for me, it would be digressing.

I'd be nervous about skiing, wondering what I'd do if I felt shaky on top of a mountain; but other diabetics do ski, so there's no reason I couldn't.

You need to feel good about yourself, the motivation has to come from within. You have nobody to fall back on except yourself.

People are never quiet. It's go, go, go. I'm a go-getter, but you need rest and silence, just to sit around and think about things.

I know all the critics.

I'm a lot luckier than most people, although I used to look at it the other way around-that so many people seemed luckier than me.

I'm a normal teen-ager except for my size.

I believe in dreams.I believe infinite possibilities for the fulfillment of my dreams.

[Beneatha Younger:]... He said everybody ought to learn how to sit down and hate each other with good Chrisitan fellowship. [excerpt from Act II, Scene 3]

For the last few years, it's been so chic for everybody to be miserable. Like if you're in with the cool crowd, you can't be happy.

People said it because other people said it. They did not know why it was being said and heard everywhere. they did not give or ask for reasons.

At least in my country, we have come to accept the flags burning, but what we cannot accept is violence, burning of embassies and intimidations, and there is no excuse for that.

Germany and Austria have had positive experiences with strong states and a cooperative democracy. I am certain that this example could be helpful in a constructive debate on the Catalonian situation.

I just read history books. I read nothing but history books. They have so much to give; I wish I'd majored in history in college.

To generate great power you must first totally relax and gather your strength, and then concentrate your mind and all your strength on hitting your target.

I'm actually so low maintenance when it comes to my hair. It's naturally stick-straight, but I do like to use a curling iron to give my locks some life.

I think celebrity culture and sexuality in pop music is really important, but I want there to be an alternative for people.