A good question is the shortcut to a good answer.

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.

The beauty of your smile fills me with the joy of life.

A worthy failure is more valuable than a mediocre success.

For us, everything was a performance.” A small, private smile catches me off guard and I glance down, hoping he won’t see it. “Everything poetic.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Sixteen million colors in your palette are hard for any artist, especially a beginner, to turn down.

If an audience doesn't get that [Black Snake Moan] is a movie about overcoming exploitation, it could come across as incredibly misogynistic. That would be the worst thing in the world for me.

Good writing , like gold , combines lustrous lucidity with high density. What this means is good writing is packed with hints.

Let your cry be for free souls rather than for freedom. Moral liberty is the only important liberty.

Donald Trump knows how to use leverage in negotiations.

I've never pursued a role. I always hear stories about actors going after parts and I'm, like, 'How do they do that?' It seems so weird. It seems like a total myth or something.