The slightest act of love holds greater spiritual power than a thousand rituals.

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.

Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep.

Live in the moment! Yesterday is gone forever, tomorrow is yet to come, but you have right now. Live in the moment!

The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavour to build an earthly paradise for people.

For me, the biggest thing is someone who's kind. I'm not into the bad-boy thing.

In order to try whether a vessel be leaky, we first prove it with water before we trust it with wine.

Other countries have been taking advantage of America for decades - decades, and decades, and decades, folks. And we're not going to let that happen anymore. Not going to let it happen.

We are beginning to see the benefits of globalconsolidation.

When someone really respects and admires us as musicians to the extent that they want to work with us, it's really flattering.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

Meditate like Christ...He lost himself in love.