A spoon does not know whether it enters a rich or poor man's mouth.

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 should’ve told me, ” she repeats. “Because here’s a news flash: You might’ve wanted to shelter me, but there’s nowhere you can hide me that’ll keep me safe from what’s inside my head.

International sport is war without shooting.

When videotape came so a lot of movies that I do have a kind of afterlife in video. Things where movies that I do would come and go they still come and go but you can go rent them and see them on TV.

We are not merely imperfect creatures who must be improved; we are rebels who must lay down our arms.

What could be more simple and more complex, more obvious and more profound than a portrait.

Christina Aguilera is an incredible musician and singer.

You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.

Winning one league title at Roma to me is worth winning 10 at Juventus or Real Madrid.

To be a cult figure in one's own lifetime is most unpleasant.

I was taught the method for advancement is not quick or simple.