Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.

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.

An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge.

At the very basic level all people are creators. We are all creating at every moment.

Peace may be hard to achieve, but is possible with small yet essential steps that are guided by courage and sufficient commitment.

I like Messi because he doesn't think he is Messi.

Our awareness creates life. Life does not exist independently of perception.

I'm going to use the White House and every tool at my disposal as your president to make the case that patriotism is profitable.

I don't think I gave a good enough performance to be nominated for it. I thought I gave a fine performance, but those things are supposed to be about giving an extraordinary performance.

If only those old walls could talk...how boring they would be.

Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

Do you ever have a day like that, where you just look back and you're like 'why did today happen?'