Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.

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.

The beauty of the stars, moon, and oceans are a reflection of my heart.

I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure.

You’ll get lost and then you’ll find it.

I've always been attracted to films which explore the qualities of courage.

Gravity is of the very essence of imposture; it does not only mistake other things, but is apt perpetually almost to mistake itself.

The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised.

I grew up in Southern California, so the whole concept of a local music history is still kinda novel to me.

You're buying years of work, toil in the sun; you're buying a sorrow that can't talk.

Men are not to be judged by their looks, habits, and appearances; but by the character of their lives and conversations, and by their works.

Success is not arriving at the summit of a mountain as a final destination. It is a continuing upward spiral of progress. It is perpetual growth.