A flawed rose is better than a flawless dandy lion.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

It's better to have a million small religions with each one containing a great truth. Than one great religion containing a million small truths.

Names have a great influence on the destiny of the person, who bears the name

You are made of the same minerals as the rocks--the same water as the sea. You grow in the sun. You breathe air cleansed by trees. When are you going to get the message that you're a part of Nature?

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

Fear is the most devastating of all human emotions. Man has no trouble like the paralyzing effects of fear.

Everything that Bush touches turns to manure in public policy.

One of my favorite people I got to meet was my childhood idol, Vincent Price. I got to not only meet him, but become friendly with him before he passed away.

It would take less than a second for you to die. But that's quite long enough to be in mortal agony, don't you think?

Tradition remains alive only when we struggle with it.

If you make something interesting, inevitably not everybody is going to like it.