He who is happy in his hut is better than he who is miserable in his palace.

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 always see the light at the end of the tunnel before I enter the cave

I am not an Athenian nor a Greek but a citizen of the world.

What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth.

We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.

When you see someone who has turned his passion into a profit, ask yourself, ‘Why not me?

Genre-spanning is the effort to make the live show interesting. It's also a great way to challenge yourself as a writer.

They won the war but lost the peace.

I can say I love working with women. Film is a man's world, and I really appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with women, especially young women.

I feel there must be an enormous amount of really talented songwriters out there who can't sing.

Golf Media is basically my brain in one place. It does just about everything except cure asthma. If you find an app that cures asthma, definitely let me know.