A scholar’s pen is more valuable than a warrior’s sword.

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.

Cinema is the ultimate pervert art. It doesn't give you what you desire - it tells you how to desire.

When you have too much faith in something, it's bound to hurt you. Too much faith in anything will suck you dry. In this way, all the world is a vampire.

In the heat of the moment, rational thinking tends to elude us.

Your uncle, " Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done well as the god of theater.

the world wasn't made for us, we were made for the world

Working with the dying is like being a midwife for this great rite of passage of death. Just as a midwife helps a being take their first breath, you help a being take their last breath.

I'm not a natural leader. I'm too intellectual I'm too abstract I think too much.

Makeup is not a mask that covers up your beauty it's a weapon that helps you express who you are from the inside.

We'll have more football later. Meanwhile, here are the highlights from the Scottish Cup final.

Christmas means 'giving,' and the gift without the giver is bare. Give of yourselves; give of your substance; give of your heart and mind.