I love hanging out with friends and family.

I havent mastered the art of sitting and smiling.

I love to win, honestly. ... If you love to win, you should say it. And honestly, I'm hooked on it.

Off the ice, I can be soft, and I can be elegant and sweet.

When Im competing, I need to be strong.

I really believe that women who are confident in their natural beauty are the most beautiful

Skaters are infamously superstitious.

From a young age, I was viciously competitive.

Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me.

My mom devised a plan to get me out of the house and gave me the choice between ballet or skating. She knew both of those sports were time-consuming and would keep me busy with hours of practice.

Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in.

The feminist call was for women to embrace ways of seeing beauty and adorning ourselves that are healthy, life-affirming, and not overly time-time consuming.

The closet bond that we share with our brethren is that of grief. Every community knows sorrow.

I'm sure that my mom would have been happy with any path I chose.

I don't have anything to prove to anybody, which is a lovely place to be.

I have no want or desire to solo. I'd rather create melodies and accompanying parts.

We never care to know new people unless we are sure we shall like them.

Mothers can forgive anything!

Artists are the best theologians. They feel things that are true before theologians can jargonize them into obscurity.

Skill in writing frees you to write what you want to write. It may also show you what you want to write. Craft enables art.

I'm a man of history. My vision is guiding me, my clear vision. It is not by chance that the currents of peace are increasing daily inside Israel.