You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.

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.

Some like to sleep. Some like to read late into the night without catching a wink. In a world of dreamers, both are essential.

Both glory and dominion last forever but glory is for God and dominion is for mankind.

There is no such thing as a true account of anything.

Some libs took offense at my David Broder quip earlier. In my own defense, I was taught in college it's OK to disrespect dead white males.

If you can't move your brush good, just move your face.

Essentially, wines are fermented grape juice, so I'm trying to make the point that the wine world is about scores and marketing and kind of creating a scarce resource where they don't really exist.

Good people aren't good because they never cause harm to others. They're good because they treat others the best way they know how, with the understanding that they have.

Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that means more than anything.

Don't let your life outside of school dictate your future.

It's not what you are. It's what you do.