The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.

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 mirror is the worst judge of true beauty

In the spirit of the Alpha and the Omega, in the way the Alpha was theOmega, and vice versa, he knew the beginning was also the end—and that the end was just another beginning.

The quality of my life has changed dramatically - not the events - but the way I handle them and my priorities and my sense of drama.

I feel like people who don't brag are trying to make you jealous by thinking they're hiding something more even exciting.

I only get the points because I have team-mates who do the work and put me in the position to get them.

Folks, I'm telling you, birthing is hard and dying is mean- so get yourself a little loving in between.

Consider the fellow. He never spends his time telling you about his previous night's date. You get the idea he has eyes only for you and wouldn't think of looking at another woman.

For every one of our failures, we had spreadsheets that looked awesome

I want to go working with good people on something that's good, because otherwise it's a big waste of time. I don't have that much time.

[I] Played a little softball, but there was nowhere on the field it was safe for me to be.