If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.
The struggles of the past are the gateway to the blessings of the future.
What you endured was a sign of what you would become.
There is no cure for ambition other than success.
When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.
A star is a rock that could no longer hide its beauty from the world.
Major breakthroughs often come after major breakdowns.
If the sky was the limit, stars would not light our way to the edge of the universe.
If you have never reached rock bottom, you have never attended the school of greatness.
A seed only begins to manifest its greatest potential the day it is buried in dirt.
Small steps of faith add up to great leaps of success.
First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you.
As long as you feel comfortable losing, you will never win!
Your brightest light will take you to your greatest heights.
The world sees you for what you are, but the universe sees you for what you can be.
A bird that does not break out of its shell will die in its egg.
To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore them all.
The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.
If you're sad, add more lipstick and attack!
Genius is in you, but like a seed, you determine whether it dies or grows.