Flowers have to stretch to bloom.

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.

In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. In the darkness the man with a candle is an easy target.

Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.

We keep a special place in our hearts for people who refuse to be impressed by us.

My argument is: keep the bloody bottom line at the bottom. That's where it should be.

A dog desires affection more than its dinner. Well - almost.

Living by example - that's always a better teacher than trying to preach.

Be a dynamo of irrepressible joy!

Being a venture capitalist to me is like being more of a psychologist. So if you come to my office we have two chairs with a table in the middle. And we sit down and it's like, Tell me your problems.

There are very few adults in our culture able to imagine any genuine life coming from the vertical plane - tradition, religion, or devotion.

My dad told me this: You get out of it what you put into it. If you put in effort and log your time, you'll get the results.