A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.

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.

...At the end of the day, what matters is our faith in humanity...

I've got mates who have got married through meeting on Internet dating sites, so it really can work out - even if sometimes it does go disastrously wrong.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

Being born again means you have a new concept of yourself

Not their love of humanity, but the impotence of their love, prevents the Christians of today - burning us.

Retention of operational control of its air is important to the Corps' air-ground team, as air constitutes a significant part of its offensive firepower.

The groups of which we are a part impact our decisions and our decisions shape the future.

The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things

The NCAA has to establish their own rules and enforce their own rules.

One cannot overestimate the power of a good rancorous hatred on the part of the stupid. The stupid have so much more industry and energy to expend on hating. They build it up like coral insects.