God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.

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.

In politics, you know, as well as I do, there are no men, but ideas - no feelings, but interests.

I'm not letting the world - or anyone in it - determine my fate. Not anymore, at least. - Ginny

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and so is our character.

The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult.

I'm just not one of those people who thought having biological children was that important, to me it was more about wanting to raise a child.

When I first started out, I was really attracted to having my own sense of style because I started swing dancing, lindy hop, and jitterbug.

When singing, you need performing skills and a bit of imagination. You have to treasure the emotions, and to not deviate from the colour of the song while pouring your heart into it.

For me, it's important to anticipate where fashion is heading.

Typography at its best is a visual form of language linking timelessness and time.

We cannot have a free market since it does not really set us free. It's free for interest, speculation and consumerism to create false needs.