A diamond does not lose its value because it is covered in mud.

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 tend to splurge on fancy dresses because I always think I'll get a lot of wear out of them, but it's false logic. You should really spend more money on the things you wear every day, like jeans.

A good way to have good ideas is by being unoriginal.

I truly believe anyone can be wealthy.

Homeland of patience, land of the Russian people.

Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense.

I don't want this office, this responsibility, any longer, even if you want me. Find the strongest and most able and God bless you. Good-bye.

The pain of losing my child was a cleansing experience. I had to throw overboard all excess baggage and keep only what is essential.

I don't care what you think, your junk does not have special abilities.

The only advantage I have found in being Jewish is that I can be openly anti-Semitic.

Rewriting is like scrubbing the basement floor with a toothbrush.