Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.

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.

Art is the child of nature in whom we trace the features of the mothers face.

She was different. She liked hearing it, because she wanted to recall just enough of it to remember that she never wanted to go back to being the person she'd been before.

Stop what you are doing long enough to enjoy the sunset, listen to a special song that lifts you up, or pick up the phone and share some special thought with a caring friend.

Joseph Mattson is a monster of a writer.

The international manager reconciles cultural dilemmas

It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by this name. It is, in fact, a kind of martial law.

I tell myself it does not matter what one reads-favorite authors, particular themes-as long as we read something. It is not even important to own the books.

Here's where I luck out: I'm really computer illiterate.

Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians.

Unless carefree, mother love was a killer.