The sea, no matter how endless, depends on rivers.

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.

Girl scouts didn't teach me what to do with emotionally unstable drunk boys.

God gave burdens also shoulders.

All fiction for me is a kind of magic and trickery, a confidence trick, trying to make people believe something is true that isn't.

Then, if you love him," he said quietly, "please, Tessa, don't tell him what I just told you. Don't tell him that I love you.

You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes. Too many women think that they are unimportant, but the real proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet.

Winning is beginning. And just by beginning, your game is half won.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Let us first teach little children to breathe, to vibrate, to feel, and to become one with the general harmony and movement of nature. Let us first produce a beautiful human being, a dancing child.

I don't actually like explaining the meanings of my songs, because I think people can take away more from it if they use their imagination.

I've been watching a lot of A&E's 'Intervention.' I know that's sort of depressing, but I love watching it.