If men could be bought like clothes at an outlet, only then would women always get what they bargained for.

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.

The heights by men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight But they while their companions slept Were toiling upward in the night.

The great thing about an independent film is that you're too busy working, and you're too busy hoping to God to get it done.

Stop looking for permission to pursue your dreams! They are YOUR dreams and you don't need a co-signer to chase them!

He who loses the arts loses the culture.

People think I'm crazy because I travel too much, but I haven't been doing any of that lately because I got a little sick this year and I've tried to take care of it.

If the heart has been reformed by the spirit, it makes use of both the useful and delightful things created and given by God in a holy manner and with thanksgiving.

Americans like to make money; Canadians like to audit it. I don't know of any other country where the accountant enjoys a higher social and moral status.

In a nutshell, when life is pleasant, think of others. When life is a burden, think of others.

Everyone has obstacles, and you're not going to have the right answer or do the right thing every single time.

There's a flip side to having prominent public intellectuals, which is that they start meddling in politics and often with quite disastrous results.