Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies.

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 during our failures that we discover our true desire for success.

We are revolutionaries for peace and freedom not violence. And we are going to fight through creativity rather than aggression.

We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.

On the shining yards of heaven See a wider dawn unfurled. . . . The eternal slaves of beauty Are the masters of the world.

Christianity did not begin with a confession. It began with an invitation into friendship, into creating a new community, into forming relationships based on love and service.

Don't think less of yourself, just think less about yourself.

When I'm worried and I can't sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep.

Press coverage has been difficult for him. I did not set out to ensnare him with a child.

I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.

Marketers have to move upstream now. We have to stop being the last step in the process and start being the first step.