Love does these three things effectively: multiplies joy, divides trouble, subtracts grief, and adds peace.

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.

Often the best gifts we can give each other cost nothing.

All businesses and jobs depend on a vast number of people, often unnoticed and unthanked, without which nothing really gets done. They are all human and deserve respect and gratitude.

My parents were of the opinion, because they had started skating very young, that you should have something that you do that you care about, because it structures your life as you're growing up.

Spend 70% of your spare time doing things close to home and the other 30% doing work at the global and national level.

Almost without exception alcoholics are tortured by loneliness.

To observe a profoundly stupid individual can be very enriching, and that's why we should never feel contempt for them.

I gave (my drivers) three things: a sense of optimism, a creative environment, and the ultimate motivator-competition. By competing with each other in-house, we wound up beating our rivals.

The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.

People think I'm educated because I talk and write well, but the fact is I never finished high school. I've read a lot, is all.

Illiteracy is a huge problem in America. One in three adults in our country is illiterate.