Gordeeva Quotes & Sayings

My comfort zone is like a little bubble around me, and I've pushed it in different directions and made it bigger and bigger until these objectives that seemed totally crazy eventually fall within the realm of the possible. — Alex Honnold

I like to cook good meals, especially when I have a lot of time. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

To come back on the ice was hard, and at the same time it was kind of a healing process. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

Family is always the most important part. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night, like softest music to attending ears. — William Shakespeare

So I step into the future, as bravely as I'm able, with my heart longing for a time I'll never see again. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

The life is a wonderful thing. You have to appreciate it NOW ... because you never know what is going to happen tomorrow. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

The other day when we were reading The Little Mermaid again, at the part where it says that only human souls can go up to heaven and mermaids can't, you (Daria) said, 'See that's like Papa. He lives in heaven. With the angels' — Ekaterina Gordeeva

Black is not a vice. Nor is segregation a virtue. — Kiese Laymon

Through everything when you have these experiences in life it is important to remember the simple fact that family is always the main thing and most important part of your life. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

She (Daria) has Sergei's wide and ready smile, so beautiful to me. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

The first gold medal we had won for the Soviet Union. This one we won for each other. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

If the man screwed like he kissed she was a goner — Amy Andrews

Sometimes it bothers me that people now only recognize me because of tragedy. But I've come to understand that people really care and worry for me. I feel I should say to every person I meet, 'I'm fine. Daria's fine. Life goes on.' — Ekaterina Gordeeva

Give voice to what you know to be true, and do not be afraid of being disliked or exiled. I think that's the hard work of standing up for what you see. — Eve Ensler

What on earth did you say to Isola? She stopped in on her way to pick up Pride and Prejudice and to berate me for never telling her about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Why hadn't she known there were better love stories around? Stories not riddled with ill-adjusted men, anguish, death and graveyards! — Mary Ann Shaffer

I'm almost a full-time mom. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

GenXers are doing the quiet work of keeping America from sucking. — Jeff Gordinier

Life is better without the walls, everyone agrees. Still, sometimes I'm afraid of the outside world, and every so often in my private thoughts I wish the walls were still there to protect me. It feels like growing up, as if the safety of the childhood has been stripped away, and I've woken up on the edge of something dangerous. The walls are gone and I can do as I please. It's a freedom I'm not so sure I'm ready for. — Patrick Carman

Rapport equals trust plus comfort. — Neil Strauss

Evil is best served without a patina of hypocrisy. — Daniel Polansky

I knew there were a lot of friends out there, and I wanted to be with them. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

I love that I have a job that I love. — Ekaterina Gordeeva

It wasn't so much that I was in search of answers. In fact, I was wary of the whole idea of answers. I wanted to climb all the way inside of the questions and see what was there. — Dani Shapiro