The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul.

You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.

The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.

A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

Scars mean you fought. Wrinkles mean you lived. Heartache means you loved.

When life is sweet, be thankful, and rejoice; but when bitter, be strong, and persevere.

If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.

A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome.

The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life’s winds blow against you.