The most any one can do is to confess as candidly as he can the grounds for the faith that is in him, and leave his example to work on others as it may.
I realize how much ballet gave me, and because of ballet, I’m known as a graceful gymnast.
Hard work is always hard work, for young gymnasts and old gymnasts. Whoever can handle this will be a champion.
By continually increasing the difficulty of the sport, we are discouraging younger athletes from starting and continuing in the sport. But most importantly, we are losing the beauty of our sport. We do not want gymnastics to lose what makes it so great - its artistic beauty.
I don't think many people will remember me when I retire.
Abortion. . . was probably regarded by the average Roman of the later days of Paganism much as Englishmen in the last century regarded convivial excesses, as certainly wrong, but so venial as scarcely to deserve censure.
I would tell your generation, wherever you are on the totem poll - whether you're halfway there or at the bottom, don't despise small beginnings; small beginnings get you ready for great things.
It cannot be that the people should grow in grace unless they give themselves to reading. A reading people will always be a knowing people.
I believe that God is love. I believe that Jesus came to show us this love, to give us this love, to teach us about this love, so that we could live in this love and extend it to others.