In a world full of game players, the only way to set yourself apart is to be a game changer.

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.

More often than not, what animals require our protection from is not hurricanes or fires, but abuse at the hands of other people".

Life is ours to be spent not to be saved.

There's no road map on how to raise a family: it's always an enormous negotiation.

I think I would spend the first 30 weeks not writing, just clearing my head and seeing parts of the world I haven't seen and going back to places I have seen and love.

I count him lost, who is lost to shame. [Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]

The deep spaces between stars , Fathomless as the cold shadow His mind cast.

I keep the drafts of each poem in color-coded folders. I pick up the folders according to how I feel about that color that day.

If you spend all your time worrying about dying, living isn't going to be much fun.

Our highest endeavour must be to develop individuals who are able out of their own initiative to impart purpose & direction to their lives.

I do my best to stay with tha times and keep makin hits that are timeless and relevant. Goin on 20 years so I must be doin sumthin right!