It is in vain to try and kick the wind.

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.

I may not be able to help you as much as I want, but I promise I will help you as much as I can.

Amazingly, my impatience didn’t speed up the procession at all.

Content” ranges anywhere from the logo on a can of soup, dogs dancing on youtube, to the coding of an app:it’s confusing!

Elves are cool, man.

What they don't teach you in art school is how your whole life is about discovering who you already were.

This diagnosis can be done in about two lines. It doesn't engage anybody.

Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.

War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas moon talk by a poet who has not been in the moon is likely to be dull.

The number one reason conversations stall out is that you are not listening well enough.

Great wars can only be fought by great powers.