The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.

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.

Let the power of your love change the world, but never let the problems of this world change the beauty of your love.

There are moments when we think nature happens just for us, and there are other moments when the ridiculousness of that notion is revealed.

I get to leave here and do what I love, whether I win or lose. And that seems to matter more than anything else.

Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love.

An aware person is in tune with all the powers of God and makes them his or her own.

In loving one another through our works we bring an increase of grace and a growth in divine love.

[Andrea De Cesaris is] the man who has won more Grands Prix than anybody else in the history of Grand Prix racing without actually winning one of them.

Once you have a PhD, every meeting you go to becomes a doctor's appointment.

The roles we play in each other's lives are only as powerful as the trust and connection between us--the protection, safety, and caring we are willing to share.

You don't want to be in a relationship with someone who's scared of you.