Today's tears sweep the road to tomorrow's blessings.

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 word "impossible" is only in the mindAnd not in the heart.If we can remain in the heart, There will be no end to our progress.

Both individual skill (art) and chance are important factors in determining success or failure.

I wasn't brought up to be dazzled by money or fame.

Women need men like fish need bicycles.

If you're ever in a situation where you're not getting served or you can't get what you need, just cry.

Self-realization is a comedown from salvation, but still gives us something to hope for.

Authority is conferred by position, not character.

Reason is the shadow cast by God; God is the sun.

There are things in life that I enjoyed before music, so I'm just taking advantage of those things now that I can.

I have mummy truths to tell Whereat the living mock, Though not for sober ear, For maybe all that hear Should laugh and weep an hour upon the clock.