You cannot aspire for greatness and fit in at the same time.

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.

Perfection is inexistent. It is the short-lived joy of muddling in the dips of a superficial life in a bid to bury who we really are.

Deciding which relationships to pursue can be difficult. Especially if you’re trying to get hired by the Magic 8 Ball factory and that little triangle thing isn't floating right.

Death is easy. To live is the most painful thing I could imagine and I'm weak and no longer willing to fight.

We tend by a secret law of the soul to move toward our mental image of God.

I would rather win than have good sportsmanship.

Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.

When you get to know your self, you get to know everyone and everything on the planet.

You want to know how to paint a perfect painting? It's easy. Make yourself perfect and then just paint naturally.

In Morocco, before you even get to the matter of the sale, you have to coax the owner to sell.

We are being ruined by the best efforts of people who are doing the wrong thing.