If you place two flowers in the same vase, they will not argue over who is more beautiful.

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.

Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.

I've always privately suspected that Jesus is in favor of revolutionaries, seeing as how he was a bit of one himself.

If a man realizes who he is, he will not react to the negative things surrounding him

I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination.

I never give up on things.

I sing all day. And it's good for you. Good for your vocal cords.

Anything you don't understand is dangerous until you do understand it.

Someone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, Cato, the elder, said, ''There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.

Ruin seize thee, ruthless king! Confusion on thy banners wait! Though fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing, They mock the air with idle state.

Operate from a place of love, be kind, and be yourself.