As the sun hides behind clouds, success hides behind trouble.

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.

Without needing told, without Jacob's lead, Akando dropped to his knees and lunged into the throne room of Christ.

Give me but one hour of Scotland Let me see it ere I die.

I honestly don't diet or work out regularly. I'm just always running around - you'll never catch me having a day on the sofa.

The oligarchs think that the people are both dangerous and stupid. Their point is moot. But we do know that the oligarchs are a good deal more dangerous to the polity than the people at large.

The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be. Not in the spaces we know, but between them. They walk serene and primal, undimensioned and to us unseen.

Self-pity shortens your life.

It looks more like a rotting pumpkin.

I've always been careful never to predict anything that had not already happened.

The risk of failure is part of the fun of what I do.

I love kids, but they are a tough audience.