A star is a rock that could no longer hide its light from the world.

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.

Pride costs nothing, yet it is especially precious when it can be “purchased” at someone else’s expense.

Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end.

All fiction for me is a kind of magic and trickery, a confidence trick, trying to make people believe something is true that isn't.

What we feel most comfortable doing is playing loud, screaming rock songs.

Lord, I do not ask that Thou shouldst give me wealth; only show me where it is, and I will attend to the rest.

Like all bands, the first two albums are always the ones most written about, and the most covered. When a band gets to their third of fourth album, the story of the band has already been told.

We should wear whatever we think looks nice and wear it with confidence. That will put you in a good mood and I think it will lead to an abundant society

It's amazing that the heart makes no noise when it cracks.

The path we're on has taken the USA to the brink of bankruptcy.