Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.

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.

Because learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.

Do you have a little white dress? I've had this deep-seated nurse fantasy about you, Murphy.

Art is only important to the extent that it aids in the liberation of our people.

What do you want?” Boyd whispered.“You—

Anyone who says they're not afraid at the time of a hurricane is either a fool or a liar, or a little bit of both.

Don't give [the audience] four; give them two plus two.

I am very unmusical. I can't carry a tune. I would never be able to play an instrument.

When I do go to L.A., it is usually for a reason - to meet with a director or something - but I'm always so happy to go back to London.

In the end, the character of a civilization is encased in its structures.

How do you know you have won? When the energy is coming the other way and when your people are visibly growing individually and as a group.