Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.”Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.

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.

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.

Trust doesn't mean that you trust that someone won't screw up— it means you trust them even when they do screw up.

I am determined that never, if I can help it, Shall evil triumph over good." - Creon

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.

Long ago, among other lies they were taught that silence was bravery.

One minute you're a slug and the next minute you're a hero, so you don't know what to think.

I came into the world either too early or too late; at present, I am good for nothing.

You cannot earn money from any artistic career. You have to spend all the time if you want to develop, and keep presenting shows that are always better, always new.

Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher.

The orchid is Mother Nature's masterpiece.