One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters.

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.

You can do nothing you put your heart into it.

I keep saying that I had everything, but all I had was endless tomorrows.

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art.

Professionally, I decided to commit a lot of my time to California because there wasn't a whole lot happening for me in New York.

I shave my head & shape my beard myself

What is this much repeated phrase 'active citizen' supposed to mean? The active citizens are the ones who took the Bastille.

Second thoughts have aborted more dreams than all the difficult circumstances, overwhelming obstacles, and dangerous detours fate ever could throw at you.

By becoming unhappy, we sometimes learn how to be less so.

To be enlightened doesn't mean you end up stupefied and unable to function.

The rat gave birth. Six little ones...cute baby rats... None of them are like Hitler.