On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it up with those guys.

I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.

When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.

Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run through your mind.

Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to hit a baseball or golf ball, they can't do that.

I have a very close friendship with the skaters.

It is not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them.

I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.

I didn't get into skating to be famous.

In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

I really liked it best when I was a nobody.

The blessings of God will complicate your life, but unlike sin, they will complicate your life in the way it should be complicated.

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.

I don't want to be cool. I want to be fashion!

Reach for the sky, it's not as high as it seems. Just follow your heart go as far as your dreams.

This is what Baylor is all about, .. This is 2012 and it implements faculty expertise and it allows students to experience international culture, not only that, but a culture within a culture.

Democracy is interactive... Its a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.

I'm named after Jane Austen's Emma, and I've always been able to relate to her. She's strong, confident but quite tactless.

I try to educate the public and let them make the decisions for themselves.

I definitely have had friendships and moments with people from different backgrounds and in different stages of their lives.

Every work of art is the child of its time, often it is the mother of our emotions.