Society in its boundless ignorance ridicules the caterpillar but praises the butterfly.

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.

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more intelligent and more educated than college professors.

Personal brands are determined by a track record of actions, not a track record of plans.

Every day things change, but basically they stay the same.

Dangerous climate change... It's important not to be alarmist but it is very important to be alarmed

To know the future absolutely it to be trapped into that future absolutely. It collapses time. Present becomes future.

A man can never be idle with safety and advantage until he has been so trained by work that he makes his freedom from times and tasks more fruitful than his toil has been.

I have a very personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It doesn't depend on the fact that he can walk on water.

You can't stop a reform in the middle. You do it completely and pretty fast, or you don't do it.

It is a great moment in life when a father sees a son grow taller than he or reach farther.

Military folk," Neal said with exaggerated patience, shaking his head. "The only way you know to solve problems is by beating them with a stick.