Believe in yourself, for the universe believes in you.

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.

Fiction just makes it all more interesting. Truth is so boring.

The wind went mute and the trees in the forest stood still. It was time for the last tale.

Now all the criminals in their suits and ties are free to drink martinis and watch the sunrise

A Christian has no right being in a fight unless it's a spiritual fight.

Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.

It's really up to me to speed up my learning curve as a player so I can contribute in a much bigger way night in and night out.

Even if Osama bin Laden is caught tomorrow, it is five years too late. To capture him now I don't think makes us any safer.

Love possesses seven hundred wings, and each one extends from the highest heaven to the lowest earth.

I don't want to hear what the price of meat is.

It is a remarkable thing that some of the most optimistic and enthusiastic people you will meet are those who have been through intense suffering.