Most music is metaphor, but Wolff is not. I am not metaphor either. Parable, maybe. Cage is sermon.
I always know where the scissors are.
Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal.
Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at.
It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel different. I felt the same.
It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.
Take pride in exactly what it is you do and remember it's okay to fail as long as you don't give up.
I was very struck when Min. Farrakhan said if Jesus and Muhammad were here today, they'd be embracing each other. That's a tremendous message that needs to be heard more broadly.
Every morning brings new potential, but if you dwell on the misfortunes of the day before, you tend to overlook tremendous opportunities.
I've always wondered where explanations end and excuses begin.
Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them.