When God pushes you off a cliff, it is your faith He wants you to use as wings.

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.

Do the things you were sent here to do effectively.

business is a part of my life, business is my stairway to heaven, I will be the successful businessman

Learning a new language, just like opening a new window, allows you to see the world with intimacy.

A victim is someone who blames it all on someone else. Why give all the power to someone else and leave yourself powerless?

You don't need fancy highbrow traditions or money to really learn. You just need people with the desire to better themselves.

It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook.

I have very simple tastes really. I like to ride my bicycle and I like to spend time upstate where it's quiet and I can take time to think and dream about new projects and possibilities.

A rising tide (in the economy) lifts all boats.

The universe is biased toward consciousness because the universe wants to be noticed. It's a way into existential hope that doesn't have too much cliché wrapped around it.

I've never had an affair with somebody who wasn't at the same time a very good friend of mine, if you see what I mean.