Rising amateurs always intimidate falling masters.

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.

I think L.A. is L.A. I can go anywhere in the world and I'll just say I'm from L.A. But when I'm there I gotta say I'm from Carson.

The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs.

Ugliness corrupts not only the eyes, but also the heart and mind.

I look at what is happening with Ryan Giggs at Manchester United now and I am dismayed that Liverpool are letting that experience leave.

It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it's close

The tears that you spill, the sorrowful, are sweeter than the laughter of snobs and the guffaws of scoffers.

Really, it's not people who don't understand us who drive us nuts—it's when those who shouldn't, do.

I'm always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.

As you walk through forests or the meadows of your mind, Stop and talk to those you fear Good friendships you may find

I journey to the east, where I have been told, there are men who have taught death some manners.