The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at 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.

The inertia of a jungle village is a dangerous thing. Before you know it your whole life has slipped by and you are still waiting there.

One must not expect every thing.

I like the sound of 'claps of no sound..

Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.

The bourgeois today burns as heretics and hangs as criminals those to whom he erects monuments tomorrow.

When you forgive, you must cancel the debt. Do not spend your life paying and collecting debts.

So always keep momentum, it's this prime directive for managing a startup.

I'd say we [Apple Inc.] are the most creative of the technology companies and definitely the most artist-friendly. Almost everyone in the music business uses a Mac and everyone has an iPod.

You always need something to complain about. And if you can't come up with anything better, you come along with team leaders. I don't believe in this chitchat.