The Olympics in '80 was phenomenal. It was my favorite memory of all competitive events, because it was brand new and it was exciting.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.

The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.

I don't want to look back-I want to keep looking ahead. I'd hate for my defining moment to be my past.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

Diligence makes big dreams come to past

He is himself again, more himself than at any time on this Earth." Nancy Reagan on her husband

I have mainly come from a theatre background, I did Oliver here I played the Artful Dodger and I did The Sound of Music.

The heart of marriage is memories; and if the two of you happen to have the same ones and can savor your reruns, then your marriage is a gift from the gods.

We have to be able to reject disproportionate and unjustified responses in the cyber domain just as we do in the physical domain.

In a constitutional democracy the moral content of law must be given by the morality of the framer or legislator, never by the morality of the judge.

Learning to focus and pay attention, if only for a short time, has been identified as a primary key to the development of human effectiveness.

There was a long time I had no job security, no options and no education.

Different astronauts sleep in different ways.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything but they make the most of everything.