Pain is the seasoning that gives pleasure its flavor.

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.

The mysterious does not spell itself out in capital letters, as many writers believe, but is always between, an interstice.

This whole world is functioning on the foundation of [karmic] ‘effect’. God has no hand in this. People did not understand this and that is why they put this on God’s head (blamed God).

Desire to be thin grows bigger and bigger. As does my appetite.

I kind of resent this attitude of men that we somehow must always look good.

As a football coach, everything in your life comes after your football schedule. I just could not make that commitment.

Obedience to the Lord is not only measured by how much we do for our Savior, but by how we obey Him when nobody is looking.

[Captchas] are not only annoying, but they kill 10 seconds of your time.

Girls who wear certain kind of dresses, who show certain areas of the body, are not going to like my clothes. You can't please everyone.

I am international. When I put out my second mixtape, we did four tours and a tour overseas.

I don't think anyone in the media thinks strategically about society.