The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns.

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.

I love Joan Collins. She's a wonderful lady. She has such courage. She's such a good actress.

Love, wonder, joy & awareness are the gifts of innocence.

It is only in romances that people undergo a sudden metamorphosis. In real life, even after the most terrible experiences, the main character remains exactly the same.

Anger is preverbal, so, by the time you're using words to express an angry feeling, you're already imposing loads of structure on that primal experience.

You can play lacrosse all over the world provided you know where the goalposts are.

In its broadest ecological context, economic development is the development of more intensive ways of exploiting the natural environment.

I’m single, I’m enjoying life. Being a boss. Like all true bosses, one day you gotta give it up.

It seemed to me as if the stones sang, in the strangest voices, in the language of Ultima Thule.

[Donald] Trump just said that he thinks his supporters will be okay and understanding with his decision not to prosecute the Clintons.

My worst song is stimulating beyond words. My best songs are downright scary.