One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world.

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.

Wisdom is creating connections between the current perceptual realities with future imaginative possibilities.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read them.

Texas humor and Southern humor are pretty similar.

Work is a prayer, and I start off every morning dedicating it to our Creator.

Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go.

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.

Jesus continues to offer light, joy, and peace to today's generation.

Prayer is the language of a man burdened with a sense of need.

Art is an attitude toward life. If you aim your work and your life high, keep your scene harmonious, then you're an artist and your life is art.

There is comfort in routine.