A diamond's happy ending is on a crown, but its beauty was formed in dirt.

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.

Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.

A writer of any merit does not worry about being accepted everywhere. He must write to inspire, to change for the better or to challenge the status quo!

Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

I'm big on being positive. I'm generally so positive and happy. I just always felt that I was exactly where I wanted to be. And things have continued to go in great directions.

What drives me is truly inspiring people to realize they can live more creative and simple lives.

Sudden conversion ... is particularly attractive to the half-baked mind.

Sugar is gone; silk has gone; iron is threatened; wool is threatened; cotton will go! How long are you going to stand it? At the present moment these industries...are like sheep in a field.

We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival.

Life's there to make the most of, and that's what I do.

The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it.