One who cannot swim must not blame the water.

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.

In reality, there are as many religions as there are individuals.

I have learned little from the years that fly but I have wrung the colour from the years.

Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.

Leave aside your regrets of the past and anxieties of the future And focus intelligently on the present. This is the best way of ensuring a positive future.

To will the impossible is usually a sin of indolence.

God speaks through me.

No organization works if the toilets don't work, but I don't believe that finding solutions to business problems is my job.

Advertising is saying you're good. PR is getting someone else to say you're good.

At a certain age just being around particular people is an event.

My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine.