Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does what one feels and what one achieves.

Although in skating you compete with other people anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better learn more learn faster is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life.

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

Congress the press and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal.

In man - in the history of mankind this has happened many times and occupation leaders hang on to the land that they're occupying. People fight to liberate their land. But in the end the people's will is what achieves victory.

Everyone who achieves success in a great venture solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.

If a man achieves victory over this body who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.

Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal.

Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.