"Thanks to the greatest invention of recent years, the MP3-playing alarm clock, I can now choose the song that wakes me up in the morning."

“Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be had.”

Source : "Cousins Continues to Entertain". Golden Skate Interview, goldenskate.com. December 6, 2003.

“When we'd suggested doing it, the Theatre Royal management had said, 'Nobody wants to see Waiting for Godot.' As it happened, every single ticket was booked for every single performance, and this confirmation that our judgment was right was sweet. Audiences came to us from all over the world. It was amazing.”

“And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things.”

“The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.”

“There is an interesting idea: almost everybody's fascinated by the perpetrator of a crime; very few people study what happens to people for the rest of their lives, and how it affects not only that particular character but other characters around him as well.”

“The French have the reputation of being arrogant. I don't think it's arrogance but a certain authenticity.”

“It's not easy-living in a void, living and dying inside your head…wanting what you want so much that you'd give everything else to get it- but the time still passes, the days go on…and as long as there's still a tomorrow, there's always a chance.”

“My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.”

Source : Bethany Hamilton (2012). “Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family and Fighting to Get Back on the Board”, p.8, Simon and Schuster