A wise man is closer to God than a fool will ever be to himself.

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.

We losers don't fear death. For us it's the end of a lifelong losing spell.

Via the conduit of a wild dog pack, she has now made the ultimate Gift to her fellow Creatures, and has become part of God's great dance of proteins.

I love creating new things. It's kind of my job, it's what I do, and I really have fun with it.

The creation of freedom for oneself and a sacred "No" even to duty -- for that, my brothers, the lion is needed.

I really don't like being referred to as a folk artist.

As for me, I had found love, and that was a gift worth suffering for.

Time is man made - No woman would have ever invented time.

Even an obvious fabrication is some comfort when you have few others.

I often get too emotionally involved in my cases.