Ive been competitive since day one. Even in little things as a child, like having a twin and a direct competitor for who makes better cookies.

Always wear a smile because you never know who is watching.

I always start my breakfast out with oatmeal, because it's full of vitamin D, it's a great carb, and you can get, like, some fun flavors in there.

I always wear my evil eye necklace to ward off bad karma. I always wear one to protect me.

When it comes down to competition, its not always about the best skater, its about who skates the best in that competition.

Skating can make you feel athletic, graceful, beautiful.

Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition.

We must believe that there are places where tranquility exists and nature is given back her power to speak...

Just because a marriage ended didn't mean that it hadn't been happy at times.

To see the true beauty of a person, see through the mirror of your love.

If a painting of mine suits me, it is right. If it does not please me, I care not if all the great masters should approve it or the dealers buy it. They would be wrong.

More software projects have gone awry for lack of calendar time than for all other causes combined.

One pays dearly for being immortal: one must die many times during his life.

Industry, economy, honesty and kindness form a quartet of virtue that will never be improved upon.

Before I could talk, I would try to sing.

It is no use trying to improve on children's names for wildflowers.

I have the same bedroom I've always had. It's clean and tidy when I get home, and after two or three days it gets messy and my mother nags me.