my mother will never leave me. We're together. She will always stay in my heart.

One shouldn't be afraid to lose; this is sport. One day you win; another day you lose. Of course, everyone wants to be the best. This is normal. This is what sport is about. This is why I love it.

Actually I dance really well on the floor.

I'd like to consider myself a versatile skater and I like to skate to different kinds of music.

I will try to make a doll of Oksana with a little dog.

First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.

One of my favorite vacation places is Miami, because of the people, the water and the beach - of course - and the architecture on Miami Beach is so wonderful.

I wish I could compete again, but my good feeling is, these competitions are better as exhibitions.

I use Graf Edmonton for boots and John Wilson blades.

I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.

And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.

The lonely road to greatness is better than the crowded road to mediocrity.

I sing the song in my heart.

There is no Beatitude for the lonesome.The Book doesn't say they are blessed.

The best way to determine a person’s character is to judge them when their world is falling apart.

Making stuff up is the worst thing a journalist can do. Plagiarizing is the second worst.

The Tao's principle is spontaneity.

All I can say, in answer to this kind queries [of friends] is that I have not the distemper called the Plague; but that I have allthe plagues of old age, and of a shattered carcase.

Thus far, everything I've made has come out of my really feeling it, out of the fire of my life.

All economic activity is by definition "high risk." And defending yesterday--that is, not innovating--is far more risky than making tomorrow.

One should express his viewpoint regarding what he performed in his country and in a vast part of the world with great respect and deep thought.