A flower, no matter how beautiful, still has to grow 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.

You who suffer because you love, love still more. To die of love, is to live by it.

True love is giving, not getting. Someone has said, "Love can always wait to give, but lust can never wait to get.

God’s riches are sufficient to bless all humanity.

Be an active participant in your community and country. Every small gesture makes up the big gestures. Resist, rinse, repeat.

Looking at a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world.

Most of the money I make now comes from investments from CrunchFund. And the vast majority of that is what's called carried interest.

I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues.

Anything feasible and potentially effective should be explored.

I think you’re going to see tech bringing efficiencies to businesses that aren’t pure tech.

The waiting is the hardest part.