Raising donkeys in the midst of horses will not make them sprinters.

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.

for a woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the open sea

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art.

Error of omission begets new rules.

You aspire to be as great as Michael Jackson is as an artist. I don't think any artist in pop, rock or hip-hop has ever done it any bigger than him. You know what I mean? He's the man.

My feet are definitely more grounded than before. And I know that I'm not holding onto a dream. I'm holding onto my life.

When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate.

I think since Watergate people are interested in what the past of this country was really like.

Devotion is a tool to dissolve yourself into nothingness and become the very hand of the Divine.

I cheated a lot, because I just couldn't sit and do homework. I usually sat next to someone extremely smart.

I am content and happy with my situation and like the flexibility that comes with being self-employed. And it's nice to know that I can contribute something to society