A fish is a genius in water.An eagle is a genius in air.A fox is a genius on land.A sage is a genius in life.

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.

For thousands of nights I dreamed of making love to you. No man on earth has ever hated sunrise as I do.

When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.

President Obama has done more damage to America than any American has since 1776

It's important to remember that Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left - comparing him to Hitler, calling him a terrorist and a tyrant - preceded Obama Derangement Syndrome on the right.

I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don't spar with anyone.

Do not worry about what others are doing! Each of us should turn the searchlight inward and purify his or her own heart as much as possible.

When you think about the person responsible for creating the character and the dialogue, Bill Monahan, who's a Boston guy, obviously, his words roll off my tongue quite nicely.

Facts are not interesting to me.

Efficiency and focus are the keys to success.

I can make a movie about Lee Harvey Oswald and make you feel what he feels and make you understand why he believes what he believes. That doesn't mean I think you should go out and shoot JFK.