A ship that sails without a compass will get lost at sea.

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.

When something needs to be said, I'll say it even if the whole world grabs me by the neck and tells me to keep quiet.

St. Teresa of Avila described our life in this world as like a night at a second-class hotel.

Pasta is the one food I can't live without. It's the food I eat to fuel my running.

Our loving Heavenly Father wants us to become more like him. God understands that we get there not in an instant, but by taking one step at a time.

I have no confidence whatsoever in BP. I think that they do not know what they are doing.

I've had an amazing professional life, personal life, but at 64 to have a son who gives us that much love and enjoyment is, wow!

To go upstairs in the word house is to withdraw step by step; while to go down to the cellar is to dream.

Novels definitely come more naturally to me. When I write short stories, it's always a fight against it expanding.

Up until now, I had ideas that I wanted to try but didn't have the opportunity to do them.

He reached for his pocket, and found there, only reality