If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.

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.

Forget about 'Going Viral' and 'Go Give Value'.

It is your life, accept the challenge.

I just find that with music I've always felt a sort of comfort.

There are books where you can really see the moral question, which I think we answer every day for ourselves, in every interaction we have with people, to a lesser or greater degree.

He's been breaking Olympic records like ninepins

Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.

A good song can only do good, and I am proud of the songs I have sung. I hope to be able to continue singing these songs for all who want to listen, Republicans, Democrats, and independents.

So, what's a nudge? A nudge is some small feature of the environment that attracts our attention and alters our behavior.

A transition from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city.

Be not dishearten'd -- Affection shall solve the problems of Freedom yet; Those who love each other shall become invincible.