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.

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.

If you have shed a thousand tears, expect a thousand blessings.

It is possible to make family any way you like. It is possible to love men without rage. There are thousands of ways to love men.

Awoke to find three vultures sitting on the fence. Realizing they were a portent of impending death I shot them.

Uncover your life’s purpose, not just armed with your faith — but, in the company of your Soul.

I realised that one might love him secretly with no hope of encouragement, which can be very enjoyable for the young or inexperienced.

Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions.

If poetry and the arts do anything, they can fortify your inner life, your inwardness.

Stand-up is a very scary, very solitary profession, but you have to experience it to figure out if it's right for you.

Failing to remember is the primary reason for most performers' poor practising habits.

The highest human purpose is always to reinvent and celebrate the sacred.

I looked in the mirror and stared at my reflection, until I was in the head-clearing trance that comes when you stare at something for a long time.