Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.

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 truth is that we all live by leaving behind

With Ricky Gervais, it's all shades of wrong, it's my kind of humor.

I think that before you take on nation building in your mind's eye as to how it should be, you'd better have a clear understanding if this is doable and will work.

No man bears more responsibility for the present worldwide financial crisis and coming depression than Alan Greenspan.

I can't justify to myself working less, even if you get more out of it. Even though, in practice, it does seem it would be better for me personally.

Dispel, v. It was the way you said, “I have something to tell you.” I could feel the magic drain from the room.

You'll never get a boyfriend if you look like you wandered out of Auschwitz.

A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.

He who does not like you will defame you in jest.

As a person who has a pretty short attention span I think of music like that, completely. That's why I can quite happily change genres mid-song.