Fish that boast in a pond should not boast in the ocean.

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.

But, ah me! where is the faultless human creature who can persevere in a good resolution, without sometimes failing and falling back?

How idle is this prating about natural rights as though still containing all that had been forfeited.

I will undertake to prove that the present corn laws have been detrimental to the public, without being beneficial to the agricultural interest.

My dark comic edge is the end result of trying to use humor to maintain my sanity growing up in a dysfunctional family in Honolulu.

Most films seem to be about a man and a women falling in love at some point and once you pass forty-five, it's almost disgusting to fall in love.

A great country needs more people to serve it. A small country needs more people to serve. So, if both shall get what they need, the great country ought to yield.

My only true harmony lies deep within my soul, wherever that is. I know that somehow I am in tune with the universe.

The Captain just gave us our orders, and Mom we must carry them through. I'll finish this letter first chance I get, but for now I'll just say I love you.

A vegan who beats his wife is far further down the ethical ladder than a meat eater who's kind to his children.

We need timeless principles to steer by in running our organizations and building our personal careers. We need high standards --- the ethics of excellence.