A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.

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.

History is no more fixed and dead than the future. The past is no further away than the last breath you took.

It is never a good idea to not be comfortable.

If you're a good actor, then you channel enough of yourself into the character so that you do get that other thing.

Old age likes indecency. It's a sign of life.

It took a lot of courage to take the high road, but I would rather be significant with six million people watching a show with meaning, than everyone watching a show with no meaning.

The mightiest rivers lose their force when split up into several streams.

We cannot close our ears; we have no ear lids!

The poem is not only the point of origin for all the language and narrative arts, the poem returns us to the very social function of art as such.

Education must be a lifelong pursuit. The person who doesn't read is not better off than the person who can't.

It's amazing to see things that are suggested in the book fully developed and so brilliantly realized through the artistry of the designers.