You cannot lead those who do not want to follow.

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.

I do not want two classes of citizens in this country. I want everybody to prosper. That's going to be a top priority.

There are very few men-and they are the exceptions-who are able to think and feel beyond the present moment

We have the same problem as everyone else: It's very hard to predict the future.

An appearance of delicacy, and even fragility, is almost essential to beauty.

God is going to reveal to us things He never revealed before if we put our hands in His.

Home is not a place, but rather, the people you love

To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.

...I am now watching the movie of my life as I live it.

I believe that you tend to create your own blessings. You have to prepare yourself so that when opportunity comes, you're ready.

The hardest thing about reality is returning to it after an hour inside your child's mind.