We forget that the nineteenth century often turned work into sport. We, in contrast, often turn sport into work.

I am not superwoman. The reality of my daily life is that I am juggling a lot of balls in the air? And sometimes some of the balls get dropped.

Immigration is everyone’s business: it is one of the most important national issues. The idea that it is too dangerous to be debated is a mockery of democracy. It is too important not to debate.

Nationalism is both a vital medicine and a dangerous drug

The subject’s pulse increased on contact,” he said. “Don’t write that.

I was the type of guy that used to get up in the morning and go out and just out run everybody on the field without stretching or warming up or anything.

The earth turns, and the seasons, and for all his pride and power man cannot temper the winds or change their course. They are the unseen tides that shape our days and our years.

One of the biggest development issues in the world is the education of girls. In the United States and Europe, it has been accepted, but not in Africa and the developing countries.

I don't think Americans look bad in spandex.

For Filipino Americans, it's a battle for recognition, for identity in a culture where, for the mainstream, Asians tend to fade into a monochromatic racialized 'other.'

I thought that I was mutant somehow. I eventually realized that I have a very natural look, and that's what God gave me, and I'm proud of it. It was kind of a way for me to get past that as well.

As long as there's anybody that's poor or middle class, there will not be satisfaction that there are rich people. Not 'til we get rid of all the rich can we say we have finished the job.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.