Be the friend you wish to have.

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.

Think of something, Oh yes! Think of something. Your life must not be in retardation so think of something! Think of growth for that is the whole essence of life!

O God if in the day of battle I forget Thee do not Thou forget me.

I used to love it when I walked down the street and construction workers would whistle.

Do not believe those persons who say they have never been jealous. What they mean is that they have never been in love.

We communicate like the burrows of foxes, in silence and darkness, under ground. We are undermined by faith and love.

More connections to more devices means more vulnerabilities.

I gave my wife a gift certificate for Christmas. She ran out to exchange it for a bigger size.

As far as our culture of humiliation goes, what we need is a revolution. Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop.

We urgently need an integrated progressive political agenda if we are to have foundations for a more equitable, sustainable, caring world.

No one is going to hand you an organizational chart. You have to hand it to yourself.