If you step on a serpent, it will reply you with its fangs.

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.

It is such a privilege to learn from children as they discover new worlds of possibility and give themselves full over to their dreams, inspiring a few adults along the way.

Always try to avoid repeating the same mistakes

I felt very comfortable on a set - incredibly comfortable on a set, which is a real gift because that can be hugely intimidating.

The planes of light exist. Yoga is a method of unifying the energies of the body, the mind, and the spirit and directing them towards infinity, the planes of light.

I realized eventually that if I was really on top of what I was doing, I should be able to make photographs out of almost anything.

Prejudice is an assortment of deceptively small personal judgments - deceptive because of their great cost in our daily lives.

Almost every venerable tradition at a men's club starts out as a joke.

God is a presence that I can never define but I could never deny.

I would not recommend a teen getting into modeling if they're not solid when it comes to their grades and school. That comes first.

I love living in Los Angeles.