The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.

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 love people who choose to surprise the sad ones, Just to make them smile!

Trust the horticulturalist: California's genius may be green, but it's underlying beauty is brown.

Once we are truly for ourselves, it becomes possible to care far more profoundly about other people.

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas - except the drone.

I am an old school sort of syndicated cartoon watcher. I'm a big fan of Voltron, too.

Self-denial is the best riches.

If I were to be any celebrity, I'd be Chris Martin. I've always wondered what it would be like to be jealous of Thom Yorke.

My life's ambition is to play a James Bond villain. I have the cat and the eye-patch, so I'm just waiting for the call. For some reason, though, the phone hasn't rung.

Life's not real easy right now. But I guess I'd rather have it this way than not at all.

A leader is a coach, not a judge.