Few great things are achieved effortlessly.

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.

Bernie Mac just says what you think but are afraid to say.

The transfiguration was a physical illustration of what the renewed mind looks like in the spiritual.

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.

We have a natural creative ability and it is very important to realize this.

Why do these crazy vampires keep trying to collect me?

Love says: I’ve seen the ugly parts of you, and I’m staying.

You know what Sunday is, it's a day with a lot of potential for naps.

You can't please everyone so you gotta please yourself.

I'd have to just say that working with other people, it's a different world from school.

Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.