The shrewd marry for money, the scheming marry for status, the calculating marry for power, but the wise marry for love.

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.

One may never get to know how fast the time travels till the one gets in that position to race against the time.

Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them.

What am I?" she asked ..."You are mine, " he answered roughly, his forehead still on hers.

It is possible there are some things you want so badly that you will change your life to make them happen.

Perception of one's life journey does not, always or necessarily, have to be judged as good or bad. It certainly demands that one take responsibility for all aspects of it, however.

Every moment a beginning. Every moment an end.

If you think we'll get in, we'll get in. It's all about confidence, trust me.

We are better off not knowing how sausages and laws are made.

A sentence well couched takes both the sense and understanding. I love not those cart-rope speeches that are longer than the memory of man can fathom.

Graciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.