Talent is the seed, hard work is the stem, perseverance is the branch, and success is the fruit.

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.

The gift of today is a sacred-blessing.

I hate studying and I hate partying. But I'm okay with motocross. And muscles.Motocross and Muscles. Now that should be a Lifetime movie.

Make no enemies; he is insignificant indeed that can do thee no harm.

As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between fact and what most people call fiction is about fifteen pages in the dictionary.

Cycling is based so much on form, on aesthetics, on class - the way you carry yourself on the bike, the sort of technique you have.

The journey of true success and lasting leaderships begins with the inward journey to the soul.

My husband acts and I have such respect for those that do it well, that I wouldn't even try to pretend I can act.

Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.

Religion stands, the Church blocking the sun.

Don't say I don't get along with my teammates. I just don't get along with some of the guys on the team.