You get what you work for, not what you think you deserve.

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.

The pen is mightier than the sword unless it's a real sword in which case the guy with the pen should run away fast.

If I'm not telling you something, it's for a reason. Just because you trust me, it doesn't mean I have to automatically trust you. Trust doesn't work like that.

Friendship is a difficult, dangerous job. It is also (though we rarely admit it) extremely exhausting.

Philippians 1:21 is very special to me because it helps to keep my life centered.

To be honest, I think bananas are a pathetic fruit.

The more you openly name your struggles, the less people can use your silence as a back door to blackmail you, to sabotage your leadership, or to subvert relationships within the organization.

The radio was my big influence. Comedy came from the instinctual feel I had for language.

If he'd expected to be pampered and coddled through his undercover assignments, he would have gone to work for the CIA.

I think Hillary Clinton's nomination and I think Donald Trump's nomination, I think the media played decisive roles in both of them.

When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.