Fools do not acknowledge God, the proud reject Him, the wise embrace Him, and the righteous worship Him.

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.

I have high hopes for the book and have already made a down payment on a Ferrari. Well, it’s actually a small metal model of a Ferrari, kind of like a Dinky Toy, but a little bit bigger.

Your destiny is forged in the fires of your determination

If you are going to be underestimated by people who speak more rapidly, the temptation is to speak slowly and strategically and outwit them.

The whole point to American journalism is what ought to be true is true. Since I ought to be arrogant, impressed with my social position, overwhelmed by my beauty, therefore I am.

I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian.

You can tell a lot about a person by what’s on their playlist.

Gardening is an instrument of grace.

That was my goal in portraying Jesse Owens: bringing that level of humanity so people could understand who he was as a person.

Shall we upon the footing of our land Send fair-play orders, and make compromise, Insinuation, parley, and base truce, To arms invasive?

We have to build the country that we want to see our future children and grandchildren live in.