The weaknesses of the wise are better than the strengths of fools.

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.

The issue of "who we are" has been an ongoing one. It's part of the ongoing identity crisis of America.

I don't really have any interest in playing the same part again and again. Let's just keep everything crossed that doesn't happen.

I have no desire to vote for French politicians, and I'm not entitled to vote in Switzerland.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

I've got a checklist of things I want - including a Brit, a Grammy, an Oscar and a white poodle. Sometimes it gets lonely, and I want a baby too! I'm ticking things off the list.

I kind of see clothes a bit like role-playing, depending what mood I'm in.

I don't think fascism is dying for.

A young man of pleasure is a man of pains.

I've been to a lot of school and read a lot of thick books, but at my very core there's a made-for-TV-movie mentality I don't think i will ever shake.

The more you look, the more you will see.