There are younger, stronger swimmers coming up and they are hungry. I can't influence what they do, I only know what I can do and I know how greedy I am to defend my title.

It is much harder to retain your position at the top than to get to the top.

In athletics, older runners tend to go for longer races, but it's the opposite in swimming because your body can't handle the endurance.

I have always stayed out of politics, I don't believe it would be appropriate to talk about it.

Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of a prosperous American economy.

But I don't like to, tell people how old I am. I like that to be a mystery.

The moment that government appears at market, the principles of the market will be subverted.

The great fact is, that life is a service. The only question is, "Whom will we serve?

Blessed be the man whose work drives him. Something must drive men; and if it is wholesome industry, they have no time for a thousand torments and temptations.

I'm someone who'd never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.

The measure of artistic merit is the length to which a writer is willing to go in following his own compulsions.

Remember: you are the only person who thinks in your mind! You are the power and authority in your world.

You may accept the inevitable with bitterness and resentment or with patience and grace. Mere acceptance is not sufficient.

How confusing the beams from memory's lamp are; One day a bachelor, the next a grampa. What is the secret of the trick? How did I get so old so quick?