“Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.”

“Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.”

“Religion is like a pair of shoes….. Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”

“Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing is just a grain of sand, and what you've been up there searching for forever, is in your hands. When you figure out love is all that matters after all it sure makes everything else seem so small.”

“To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.”

“If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.”

“No matter what you wear… to me, you will always have diamonds on the soles of your shoes.”

“Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.”

“If a grain of sand can turn into a pearl, just imagine what you could create if you fed your thoughts with love daily.”

“Sometimes, that mountain you've been climbing, is just a grain of sand.”