If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.

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.

Consciousness blooms with the expansion of the heart.

That is the remarkable thing about drinking: it brings people together so quickly, but between night and morning it sets an interval again of years.

Be careful in the company of monsters that you don't become one.

Why must holy places be dark places?

I had all those cable networks reporting to me, I had a number of windows in my office and I had all the corporate perks you could possibly imagine, but that wasn't what I was about, so I left.

I like to think about the quality, content, and concept for my music because I think these are the most important things and it just molds everything together.

I love jell-o. I love the way it comes in rainbow colours, wiggles and jiggles and looks like brains.

I'm a huge, huge sports fan. A massive sports fan.

For the resolute and determined, there is time and opportunity.

I am fat, lazy and kind.