The real power of a leader is in the number of minds he can reach, hearts he can touch, souls he can move, and lives he can change.

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.

Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.

I did get a degree in special education.

The only day I remember of my parents' marriage was the day my dad walked out. As I stood there at five years old, with my older sister and younger brother, I knew that he was gone.

I love all trees, but I am in love with pines.

Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise.

I wanna be with you, if only for a night to be the one who's in your arms to hold you tight. I wanna be with you, there's nothing left to say.

Music is a male-dominated field. Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down.

One should not exaggerate the importance of trifles. Life, for instance, is much too short to be taken seriously.

Let us respect even error when it has its source in virtue.

The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best. Therefore it tends to become the best. It takes the form or character of the best, and will receive the best.