A tree is only as good as the seed it is stems from.

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.

Female friendships that work are relationships in which women help each other belong to themselves.

To be successful you have to be dumb enough to think you can change the world and smart enough to know how.

The price of leadership is criticism.

I wish I was old Hollywood.

My mother turned into a professional widow. She couldnt understand why I wanted to be an engineer; she thought I should be a chicken farmer.

Over 70% of what are called corruption (cases), even by EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) and other anti-corruption agencies, is not corruption, but common stealing.

How many of you text message? It's a great way of not communicating.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

Baseball is important, but it's about fifth place behind my kids, my wife and the health of my family.