Storms come to teach trees and plants how to dance in the wind.

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.

If I was a cynic I would be wondering if sooner or later some charismatic douche-bag might stomp all over this Little House on the Prairie dream of yours.

You need to relax. Maybe we should stop at a bar for alcohol first.""For me or for them?""For them, of course. It's important to get them loaded early in the day. Makes them easier to control.

If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone.

Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.

She left me enough to rediscover the Great Perhaps.

The only really fatal element in defeat is the resolution not to try again.

Life isn't a straightforward climb up the ladder. It can take a few slips to really gain perspective.

It's always easier to say good-bye when you know it's just a prelude to hello.

Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion.

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.