When I was young, I believed God was a woman because I couldn't come up with any other explanation as to why the universe was so tidy.

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.

Greatness is a wall

It is only when the whole heart is gripped with the passion of prayer that the life-giving fire descends, for none but the earnest man gets access to the ear of God.

We're only here for one reason: to wake up... To realize yourself doesn't mean you are perfect as a human being. It means you are willing to bear the imperfections and not sell out to them.

Nothing is really so very frightening when everything is so very dangerous

We don’t use phones anymore in this day and age, yet she still phones things in.

Authentic interest is generated when students are given the opportunity to delve deeply into an interesting idea.

China is very concerned about the Iranian nuclear issue.

At the heart of Christian ethic is humility; at the heart of its parodies, pride. Different roads with different destinations, and the destinations color the character of those who travel by them.

The general public are not even aware of major decisions that will determine their fate, hence are in no position to influence them

Never to get lost is not to live, not to know how to get lost brings you to destruction.