Character is greatness inside out.

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.

It is unjust, but only Christlike, to suffer persecution for doing what is right.

My job description is... being enthusiastic.

Better balance, less pain and less restless leg syndrome.

I have finally realized that, you know, it's not a given that my lifespan will accommodate my writing aspirations.

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago.

In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else.

My dinner party,' Miles grated. 'It's just breaking up.' And sinking. All souls feared lost.

I'm hoping there's an afterlife. As you get older, you hope even more fervently.

Many have changed so much that they have lost the magic of the dream that carried them on their own bootstraps.

If western culture is shown to be rich it is because, even before the Enlightenment, it has tried to "dissolve" harmful simplifications through inquiry and the critical mind.