Michelle Kwan Quotes

If you succeed in doing something good for the people, it gives you a great sense of satisfaction.

Be free, and live life fully.

I'm being all of me, and it feels stupendous. I don't want to leave this feeling.

True success, true happiness lies in freedom and fulfillment.

I've kind of stopped valuing laughter as the end-all measurement of what I'm doing.

I have these amazing feelings about having moved to Man U. I'm so proud of myself, you know. It's hard to explain it and put it into words.

I know that my parents are proud of me.

I was encouraged to use my voice and explore my passions outside of the sport. And when I did that, I was finally able to realize my true self-worth. I was more than that of a gymnast.

I'm human. I want to play, I want to perform well.

Success itself doesn't give you happiness. It's what you do with your success that gives you happiness.

You may think it was a very little thing, and in these days it seems to me like a trifle, but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely credit that I, the poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day; that by honest work, I had earned a dollar. I was a more hopeful and thoughtful boy from that time.

It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness.

If people can find something that they love about themselves after going to one of my shows, then I am so addicted to that feeling. It's the most gratifying thing on earth.

Occasionally I get messages from women saying that I've brought them some joy, and that's unbelievably thrilling.

I do not equate productivity to happiness. For most people, happiness in life is a massive amount of achievement plus a massive amount of appreciation. And you need both of those things.

Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.

It's been fun. I've had a lucky life. Art has made me pull the best out of myself.

Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.

For people to come to you and say, 'Would you like to be a part of our show?' after years of 'Please tell me I'm good enough,'... I can't tell you how wonderful it feels.

You deserve a great life. I want to see you become unreasonably happy. And you can. And you will.

I like joy; I want to be joyous; I want to have fun on the set; I want to wear beautiful clothes and look pretty. I want to smile, and I want to make people laugh. And that's all I want. I like it. I like being happy. I want to make others happy.

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.

I think skating helped me find myself.

I'm stupidly proud of myself.

I don't walk around feeling like I'm successful. I feel like I did well.