Falling in love is accidental, staying in love is intentional, and growing in love is delightful.

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.

One who has no beloved in the country can never love the country.

I'm big on tomato mozzarella salad. That's my favorite all-time food.

I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life.

Democritus says, "But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down".

None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can't teach people that - they have to learn by experience.

Some people just come in, do it and they know it's right. It turns out better than you imagined it was going to sound. When that happens, you take it as a gift.

I have loved and been in love. There's a big difference.

Within the market society each serves all his fellow citizens and each is served by them. It is a system of mutual exchange of services and commodities, a mutual giving, and receiving.

When I collaborated with Nelly Furtado, the idea for the song structure came from myself, but the lyrics and the ideas behind the songs came from her.

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.