Pearls of wisdom are better than necklaces of diamonds.

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.

There's nothing worthless about being wordless, it will only save your mouth from talking gibberish.

Every time you go to see Hamlet you don't expect it to have a happy ending...you're still enthralled.(Interview BBC Radio 4 Today 17 October 2012.)

When your mind is still and undisturbed by stimulation, the true nature naturally shines out and you can directly see what you really are.

What is memory for if not to fortify and sustain?

Like me or not, I am the only one who has won the world's three most important leagues. So, maybe instead of the 'Special One', people should start calling me the 'Only One'.

I'm a perimeter player. I'm more like a Ray Allen.

We must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they add up to the story of life.

I don't think about what I'll get from someone else. Instead, all I care about is what I can give. And that, my friend, has made me a very happy man.

The next point - that's all you must think about.