The great compete not only against others, but against themselves.

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.

Your personal growth is the only thing that matters. You own and write your story

Death may be due to a wide variety of diseases and disorders, but in every case the underlying physiological cause is a breakdown in the body's oxygen cycle.

As a rule of thumb, if the government wants you to know it, it probably isn't true.

Polo really is a European sport. It's not really that popular in America. I'm not an expert on the sport, but it's fun to watch.

He that serves well needes not ask his wages.

For the spear was a desert physician, That cured not a few of ambition, And drave not a few to perdition, With medicine bitter and strong.

My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.

The human race will begin solving its problems on the day that it ceases taking itself so seriously.

I love 'Guitar Hero' because I love music, but I have no musical ability whatsoever. So I love a game that makes you feel like you're a rock star.

My body is very nice to me. I have a lucky physique - I just don't take weight on.