The breathtaking view at the mountaintop is compensation for all of the breath lost whilst sweating towards it.

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.

We must not offer people a system of redemption, a set of insights and principles. We offer people a Redeemer.

Smartass Disciple: Master, can you trust this bank to keep your money safe?Master of Stupidity: Well, I can put a bit less distrust on this bank than others.

Walking together and exchanging kisses.Holding hands like we're Mr. and Mrs.

I never wanted to write the sort of song that said, 'Look at how abnormal and crazy and out there I am, man!'

The way of nothingness is the way of Zen. It is just a term. The contemplation of nothingness or everythingness is where everything starts.

Disloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a public performer.

It seems to me that the years between eighteen and twenty-eight are the hardest, psychologically .

It is time to rekindle the spirit of the Renaissancee to achieve a golden age that will be a turning point for human productivity and quality of life.

Agents are used to the parents pimping. They're not used to the kid pimping.

Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was always pounding everything he knew into that kid.