A lion is born knowing how to hunt, but has to learn how to hunt well.

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.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely.

When all else fails...try smoking a good cigar and have a stiff drink. If that doesn't work...have another.

You cannot slander human nature; it is worse than words can paint it.

While other kids were out playing and doing healthy things, I read an ancient judo book with a neck hold that was fatal to so many people they finally dropped it from judo.

It is beautiful to be what you are.

If we could do away with death, we wouldn't object; to do away with capital punishment will be more difficult. Were that to happen, we would reinstate it from time to time.

I don't know how many years I can still play. I have to listen to my body and see how it feels.

Spiritual questions deserve spiritual answers from God.

Celebrate the Sacred in the ordinary.