A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness.

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.

The poem has a social effect of some kind whether or not the poet wills it to have. It has a kenetic force, it sets in motion...elements in the reader that would otherwise remain stagnant.

How we feel is not who we are. We might feel like failures, but as long as we are still trying, we are not failures. We are works in progress.

A Warrior of the Light does not waste his time listening to provocations

A smile can express more than a thousand feelings, but to me The Unknown, its the deadliest weapon i was created with and have control over

I thought I was going to stay at Google, because it was a great place to work.

Virginity, albeit some highly prize it, Compared with marriage, had you tried them both, Differs as much as wine and water doth.

Lynching is color line murder.

Anything worth doing hurts a little.

I've had some physically challenging roles.

If silly things were not done, intelligent things would never happen.