He who runs from a challenge runs from an opportunity.

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.

You are on your own now, you have always been & you shall forever be .

Become a positive person by seeing the bigger picture of whatever you dream of doing. Dream big and act big! It’s your time to have a bigger image of you!

After a full belly all is poetry.

Replace fear of your own inner experience with a curious, gentle, welcoming attitude—free of judgment, self-blame, and aversion.

Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.

We cannot expect to lift others unless we stand on higher ground ourselves.

I don't think we'll ever use the same sound techniques.

I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.

Yo, I failed ninth grade three times, but I don't think it was necessarily 'cause I'm stupid.

I don't mind being called a liberal. I just don't really think it's true.