You don’t need armor if your skin is thick.You don’t need a sword if your mind is sharp.You don’t need a shield if your heart is strong.You don’t need a fortress is your soul is secure.

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.

As soon as anger knocks at one’s door, wisdom prepares to leave.

I didn't know that there was a thin line between ignorance and arrogance.

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.

Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.

You know what I hate about working? Bosses...The very idea that ANYONE could be my boss, well...I think you see the conflict.

You live in my head all the time.

I was in one bar band from 1965 to '69, then I was in another one from 1970 to '79 - a 9-year bar band!

You better not mess with chimps. They are much stronger than humans.

It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long.

Panic is the great access of creativity because that's the only way to get rid of your mind.