The sky belongs to eagles, even during storms.

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.

There are people everywhere standing in line at the movies, buying curtains, walking dogs, while inside, their hearts are ripping to shreds.

Marriage is like a toothbrush. It starts out smooth and gets kind of prickly towards the end.

Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.

Better is the enemy of best.

I grew up in a poor family. I had to cut everyone's hair, because we didn't have money for entertainment.

Your harvest is not in view until your prayers rise up to heaven.

I try to teach my students that books are a mirror, reflecting their own lives, and a window, giving them a peek into someone else's.

There is no training, classroom or otherwise, that can prepare for trading the last third of a move, whether it's the end of a bull market or the end of a bear market.

Just be prepared for a long and often uncertain journey. The good stuff doesn't come easy.

When I was growing up, everybody smoked, including me. When I was 14, I started. We all did it. That was just the way it was. And nowadays there's a stigma attached to it. It's a big shift.