One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine.

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.

He saw in happiness the seeds of independence, and in independence the seeds of revolt.

We do not kiss. We do nothing but hold on and breathe, but still I know. I cannot go gently now. Not even for the sake of my parents, my family.Not even for Xander.

An intelligent and conscientious opposition is a part of loyalty to country.

Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?

Just keep trying, and your dreams will come true. But you have to give it all your time, effort, and soul.

The only thing on the mind of a shark is to eat.

Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.

Travel ennobles the spirit and does away with our prejudices.

Love and death are the great gifts that are given to us; mostly they are passed on unopened.

I won't live in a mostly Mexican neighborhood. I'm sorry I just won't do it.