The world’s most lethal venom is not found on the tongues of serpents, but on the tongues of a disgruntled wife.

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 world is too brutal for me—I am glad there is such a thing as the grave—I am sure I shall never have any rest till I get there.

For every opinion, there is an equal and opposite opinion.

Have as much fun as you can and don't feel that the edge of your canvas confines you - let your vision go right on.

I've sung a lot of emotional songs, but when you're writing it's very difficult to decide what to reveal.

With the historian it is an article of faith that knowledge of the past is a key to understanding the present.

So much of life was the peeling away of illusions.

Jesus this song you wrote The words are sticking in my throat Peace on Earth Hear it every Christmas time But hope and history won't rhyme So what's it worth? This peace on Earth

I would like to think that the singer is the butterfly, and the drummer was just the little grub in the ground, working to become a caterpillar

They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.

A queen, devoid of beauty is not queen; She needs the royalty of beauty's mien.