The great, like plants, do not curse storms for they are nourished by them.

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.

Samuel Johnson said Alexander Pope's translation of the Iliad, "tuned the English tongue.

He's like a football coach who's smart enough to win the game and dumb enough to think it's important.

Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you'll get to where God wants you to be.

Some people think their fingers are toes or claws, but they're actually finger bones.

If you have yet to be called an incorrigable, defiant woman, don't worry, there is still time

Whatever you wanna drink girl, pick right now. If you can't hold your liquor, better quit right now.

I measure Your love for me by the magnitude of the wrath I deserved, and the wonder of Your mercy by putting Christ in my place.

One can be well-bred and write bad poetry

We're the generous country, we're the ones that open our doors to other countries, and in many cases we get taken advantage of because of that.

A thrush, because I'd been wrong, Burst rightly into song In a world not vague, not lonely, Not governed by me only.