Quotes

“Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.” Josh Billings

“Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.” Josh Billings

“Remember the poor, it costs nothing.” Josh Billings

“The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.” Josh Billings

“The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so.” Josh Billings

“There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.” Josh Billings

“Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.” Josh Billings

“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” Scott Hamilton

“Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.” Scott Hamilton

“The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.” Scott Hamilton

“I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.” Scott Hamilton

“Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.” Scott Hamilton

“Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.” Scott Hamilton

“What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.” Scott Hamilton

“Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.” Scott Hamilton

“I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing.” Scott Hamilton

“And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.” Scott Hamilton

“And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.” Scott Hamilton

“But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.” Scott Hamilton

“Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.” Scott Hamilton

“I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.” Scott Hamilton

“I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have.” Scott Hamilton

“I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.” Scott Hamilton

“I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.” Scott Hamilton

“I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.” Scott Hamilton

“I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.” Scott Hamilton

“Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.” Scott Hamilton

“Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.” Scott Hamilton

“Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.” Scott Hamilton

“When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.” Scott Hamilton