A man's rivals tell you how great he is.

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 don't have to look nice to be wise.

Don't underestimate the power of the vigilante consumer.

The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence.

It’s been a dream to work with Netflix because they don’t have any pressure from advertisers.

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.

When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place

Awesome is loud but awe is quiet.

It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early.

I think that I would have made a fine president. But it really came down for me to a very personal, a very intimate and a spiritual decision. I don't rule anything out for the long-term future.

The most amusing thing about a pantomime horse is the necessity of having to shoot it twice.