Knowledge makes you strong, wisdom makes you powerful, and love makes you invincible.

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 church and all Christians need to pray, but without playing an active part, it is impossible to impact the country

I don’t care what other people think about me. Most people are idiots, and they can think whatever they want.

I started modeling at 28. I'm 5-feet-7 1/2, and I never went on a diet. I followed what my doctor told me: 'It's good to have a little bit of fat. Your weight is fine. Don't go any lighter.'

We're all lost souls here. It's a good thing we've got each other.

I like shows that are surprising and not predictable. That have deep, rich characters that are fully formed.

Ningauble shrugged. You're a hero. You should know.

To live life well is to express life poorly; if one expresses life too well, one is living it no longer.

I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different.

I'd rather have a small part in a movie I love than a bigger part in one I don't care about.

Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.