Sages are soldiers on the war on ignorance.

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.

[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don't care about culture.

You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians.

I keep busy. That was my nickname in college, 'Iron to the Fire.' I like to keep several things going at once.

Failures are inevitable. Unfortunately, in film they live for ever and they're 40 ft wide and 20 ft high.

As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don't know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.

He foresaw the platooning that managers like Casey Stengel used years before it happened. He told me I had to be a switch-hitter if I was going to play.

Everything that you paint may be used as evidence against you.

It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain

By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.

I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.