Three quarters of faith is boldness.Three quarters of wisdom is intelligence.Three quarters of love is kindness.

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.

He heard her low accord, Half prayer and half ditty, And He felt a subtle quiver, That was not heavenly love, Or pity.This is not writIn any book.

I've been singing all my life. I've always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My parents always said this was destined for me.

I feel like every couple years MTV reinvents itself in some way, you know?

I mean, the last thing I want to do is be involved in politics.

We live in a time where it's more surprising if people are actually together than if they're having affairs.

The winner of the first point is the loser of the last.

Hillary [Clinton] even said that, whether or not teenagers want treatment, they have to get it. So it's involuntary treatment.

Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.

I set my own rhythm, and I do believe it was usually a little faster than most other people's.

Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.