The sky is only the limit if you have not set your eyes on reaching the stars.

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 don't see, ' I said, 'how people stand being old. Your insides all dry up. When you're young you're so self-reliant. You don't even need much religion.

Don’t try to get even with those who wrong you, get ahead.

The gods help those who help themselves.

Every noble life becomes a revelation of the spirit which the love and joy of mankind cannot let perish from remembrance.

[If you want to] ask the question what is beautiful? It's the life that you lead. It's the life that all women lead.

I can count on one hand how many people I trust.

Give women the vote, and in five years there will be a crushing tax on bachelors.

You know, one of my - one of my best and, I think, most enlightening moments was when I was contacted by Michael Jackson. And he requested that I paint his portrait.

Sometimes, what probably makes writing songs really easy is that I've generally been attracted to situations that aren't always the healthiest.

Success is somebody else's failure.