If you keep a rock from pressure, you keep it from becoming a diamond.

When the world throws dirt at seeds they create gardens, not tears.

It is easier to sail a calm ocean than to conquer a turbulent river.

You don't climb mountains with your eyes, you climb them with your feet.

Dirt does not diminish a diamond's beauty.

The storm is the test, the sunshine is the reward.

The hell you endure determines the heaven you'll enjoy.

When you run from trials you are running from blessings too.

A sailor is distinguished by the number of storms he has overcome.