Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.

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.

Always think in circles to get your ideas around

The word of God is the best medicine for all times.

It is strange how ideas can float about and be ignored until they are put into a book. A book can be a weapon...

He half retrieves a defeat who yields to it gracefully.

Feminist humor raises consciousness. And the reason it's funny is because it stands something on its head. Goodness knows you've got to have a sense of humor if you do feminism full-time, I tell you.

Healing is about being awake. Being broken and whole at the same time.

In my opinion a mathematician, in so far as he is a mathematician, need not preoccupy himself with philosophy-an opinion, moreover, which has been expressed by many philosophers.

I'm not really a churchy person, although I do think Jesus was a good bloke.

There is always time for a nap.

Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.