A bird that does not break out of its shell will die in its egg.

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.

He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.

Right now I'm listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT'S MY JOB.

It's always been my mom and I against the world.

Everybody who belongs to Christ belongs to everybody who belongs to Christ

You have to laugh at yourself, because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't.

I knew I wanted it to be a piece of theatre rather than just a concert.

The other countries did not share the same concern the United States had in the early '90's - that North Korea actually had an ongoing nuclear weapons program.

The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present.

If the poor ever feel poor as the rich do, we will have a most bloody revolution.

I'm not part of the Hollywood scene. I don't run around with 30 women. I have a very calm household. I'm surrounded by my grandkids and wonderful friends, and I consider myself very lucky.