The spoon’s color does not change the soup’s taste.

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.

Time is a diminishing factor

Prepare to evacuate soul in five, in four, three, two, one.

He focused on the world before him

One of the rewards of success is freedom, the ability to do whatever you like.

A positive outlook breeds success, just as a negative outlook breeds failure.

Under our plan you can build wealth, even if you don't have a dollar to spare.

I like to read dramatic novels and I absolutely love magazines.

My first piece of career advice is find your gifting. Find the thing that you are skilled at and figure out if you can make a living doing it.

I said it was my feeling that the American people would struggle for peace, and that has since been underscored by the President of these United States.

I'm a big fan of the vigor of civil society, political engagement, and public life in many parts of Latin America.