If God is your pilot, do not fear any turbulence.

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'm not that kind of Bob Dylan, tortured creative.

Christianity in particular should be dubbed a great treasure-chamber of ingenious consolations, such a store of refreshing, soothing, deadening drugs has it accumulated within itself.

I just try work out at least twice a week if I can.

For me, it feels like my ideas are more specific to random thoughts or single ideas I might have, as opposed to being influenced by a general perception of absurdity.

Now I have something. In fact, I have posted on the Internet more than Obama has. My birth certificate actually has signatures.

If you want to get along, go along.

The most successful givers aren’t doing it because they’re being told to. They do it because doing it is fun. It gives them joy.

To say that it is without pace, point, focus, interest, drama, wit or originality is to say simply that it does not happen to be my cup of tea.

A writer should give direct certainty; explanations are so much water poured into the wine.

You need a plan to build a house. To build a life, it is even more important to have a plan or goal.