If there is no room in the river, swim to the ocean.

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.

Travel is the best teacher. The only way to an open mind is by taking a plane out into the open world.

With your laugh my sorrows are relieved, with your love I forget about my problems, and by your side everything is better.

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.

To me, if the writing doesn't have rhythm, it feels dead. I lose all confidence. The music has to emerge to feel confident enough to move on to the next major chapter.

If you're alive, you have all the experience necessary to understand classical music.

Duty is heavy as a mountain, death is light as a feather.

I was watching the show last year and it didn't even cross my mind that this could even happen.

At Rochester, I came with the same emotions as many of the entering freshman: everything was new, exciting and a bit overwhelming, but at least nobody had heard of my brothers and cousins.

I like people too much or not at all. I've got to go down deep, to fall into people, to really know them.