Avoid scoffers.Ignore doubters.Reject mockers.Surprise detractors.

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.

Comments are free but facts are sacred.

a penny for my thoughts oh no i'll sell em for a dollar their worth so much more after im a goner and then maybe you'll hear the words ive been singing funny when your dead how people start listening

No one can be free who has a thousand ancestors.

I don't like the showy nationalism - a tattoo, wrapping yourself in a flag - that doesn't matter to me. The way to show your patriotism and commitment is to go and support or play for your team.

We are like ignorant shepherds living on a site where great civilizations once flourished.

Your intentions create your experiences.

I'd kiss you, but you smell like a gym bag.

This is music that will disturb your imagination and delight your heart-a rare combination.

I must tell you that the supply of words on the world market is plentiful, but the demand is falling.

Sir, there is no Christian nation, thus free to choose as we are, which would establish slavery.