Look for something good in each person, even if for some people you have to look a little harder.

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.

The last time you were happy about nothing

There can be no friendship when there is no freedom. Friendship loves the free air and will not be fenced up in straight and narrow enclosures.

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.

Every dog, we are told, has his day, unless there are more dogs than days.

Your history doesn't need to dictate your destiny

There is a deliberate and quite outspoken attack on the whole idea of people owning private property.

The single most important thing in life is to believe in yourself regardless of what everyone else says.

Prayer power is real. By putting it into action, we will be able to stay more constantly in higher awareness than ever before. If we can do that, the world will quickly change.

With decrepitude, longevity has overshot the mark.

I had a lot of growing and a lot of denying of self to do. I am not easily won over, but when I am, I am completely won over.