Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.

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.

What does it mean to die when you can live until the end of the world?

My struggle to remain healthy is gradually killing me.

My dad was a dentist but I wasn't a hygienist. I assisted my dad.

NATO is obsolete, because it's not taking care of terror.

I like radically cutting into the painting, inserting these paper birds, and then trying to figure out how to believe in it.

I had decided that I wanted a dog from an animal shelter. Normally, presidents have purebred dogs, but my is a Labrador-griffon mix. Absolutely adorable.

On a sudden open fly With impetuous recoil and jarring sound Th' infernal doors, and on their hinges grate Harsh thunder.

If the Egyptian people can create a democracy in the heart of the Arab world, it will be a more significant contribution to civilization than the great pyramids.

Clouds are like boogers hanging on the nostrils of the moon.

My tweeting is cool and calm unless I am riled up about something and then I just surrender to the fury of my fingers.