One who is thankful for a slice of bread is more blessedthan one who is ungrateful for a loaf.

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.

Sometimes I wore smiles but didn’t feel them. Sometimes I felt them and didn’t wear them. I didn’t want her to know how much I craved this. I bit my bottom lip.

Learn how to love a broke man to marry a good man.

Happiness lies in simplicityComplexity brings anxiety.

To carry the atmosphere of God’s Glory is to extend it to the whole earth

People see me and they squeal like tropical birds or seals stranded on the beach.

My Dad says that we're the meanest to the ones we love because we know they'll still love us.

I don't think there's any country that has equal pay, not even Sweden or Iceland.

A hiker who was lost in a blizzard said he stayed alive by digging a snow tunnel and burning dollar bills for warmth. Today he was offered a job as President Obama's economic adviser.

The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory

We never let our people just go. (Joe) What are you? Wolfram and Hart? (Steele) Oh, no, sweetie, they just take your soul for service. We intend to take even more than that. (Tee)