It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.

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.

I've got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.

If I can aid one in distress, If I can make a burden less, If I can spread more happiness, Lord, show me how.

A strong mind focuses not on its obstacle, but on the reward that lies at the end of it.

God is usually on the side of big squadrons and against little ones.

We shouldn't assume that government is always trying to do the wrong thing.

Right now, we have the most complex relationship with technology that we've ever had. Your regular person has more technology in their life now than the whole world had 100 years ago.

I'm from the dirty depths of New Jersey.

Approach your own inner life with a loving quality that accepts who you are without trying to change who you are.

I took three steps and was wrapped in his arms, where I belonged. No confusion here. No worries here. No troubles here.

Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.