If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.

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.

To the aimless man all men are equal, but to him with purpose some men are seed and others weed

I worry that when you start quoting Machiavelli to justify your actions, you have ceased to be one of the good guys.

The uncertainty of parenting can bring up feelings in us that range from frustration to terror.

When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football.

I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.

The only shared reality we have is things we have seen on television.

Bernie Ebbers and Ken Lay were caricatures - they were easy to spot. They were almost psychopaths. But it's much harder to spot problems at companies like Royal Dutch [Shell].

It's so important to know where you are.

I recommend SILENT SPRING above all other books.

Live every week like it's shark week.