Think like the great, speak like the great, act like the great, and you will become like the great.

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.

Music is one of those things that brings great joy to people, singing is a sort of unifier of people, no matter what political place or original place you come from.

I like to play video games like 'Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero.'

In Italy the Coach is a paratrooper who jumps out of the plane but doesn't know if the parachute will open or not.

An ill deed cannot bring honor.

As an artist, you always have to be growing. You don't just want to do what you already know people like.

And some people, you've got to lock up. If you don't, they're going to hurt you.

A primary task of management in the developed countries in the decades ahead will be to make knowledge productive.

Divorce also entails the beginning of a supposition that that familial reality might have obstructed one's ability to perceive others.

Happiness is a by-product of wanting something more than happiness-to be rightly related to God and our neighbor.

Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.