Paying the price for your dreams proves you can afford them.

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.

People will seek the ends of the galaxy to avoid that which they need most.

People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.

When you want something to move out of your life, don't focus on it. Give attention to what you want.

Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living.

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.

You come to America, and, if you do a big TV show, then you can be overexposed, or old, before you're new.

He looked as though his life had not only passed him by but paused along the way to spit in his face.

Capital is to the progress of society what gas is to a car.

When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice.

The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever.