An ugly diamond is still worth more than a beautiful pebble.

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.

Blessed are the living souls.

I always say to myself what is the most important thing we can think about at this extraordinary moment.

When fear rushed in, I learned how to hear my heart racing but refused to allow my feelings to sway me. That resilience came from my family. It flowed through our bloodline.

They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.

I never believe much in happiness. I never believe in misery either. Those are things you see on the stage or the screen or the printed page, they never really happen to you in life.

Give to each emotion a personality, to each state of mind a soul.

You think people hate a fat person? Try a fat person who's trying to get thin.

Express gratitude for what your spouse does for you. Express that love and gratitude often.

I'd like to know how to catch a girl. I've caught frogs, I've caught snakes, earthworms.

If you're different somehow and have made yourself unique, people will find you and pay you more.