A man has only so much life, and must diversify his efforts according to his values.

We see that the vast majority of our suffering is needless, and simply arises from the misidentification with our thinking mind.

Society is a collection of selves perpetuating their myth.

The major events in our lives receive the entire spotlight, but ultimately your life will be defined by the same handful of choices you make each day.

My growth as a human being has been directly proportional to my growth as a marital artist.

Jiu Jitsu is the vehicle. Not the road.

You are never as good as you think you are, and you are never as bad as you believe yourself to be.

There is no higher calling than service to your fellow man, and to do so through your own personal mastery of a craft is a gift enjoyed by few. Cultivate this gift, and give it away.

Your potential for growth is directly proportionate to the degree to which you are willing to make mistakes.

Do not get caught pursuing the goals of who you used to be instead of who you are.

The more specifically you define your goals the more attainable they become.

Wherever you are, be ready to create the enabling spiritual atmosphere for the sake of the kingdom of God.

I do have friends. Maybe they live hundreds of miles away from me, and maybe I can only talk to them through a screen, but they're still my friends.

The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bull pen.

You'd be surprised the type of people who are into metal when you see them. Sometimes I'm even surprised, but it's cool. That's the reason it's still around.

One of the most impressive features of brains - and especially human brains - is the flexibility to learn almost any kind of task that comes its way.

I like to think that life lessons are learned and re-learned every day and take on importance at different times in life.

I shall, of course, die with nonviolence on my lips.

Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are.

Never will this prevail, that the things that are not are — bar your thought from this road of inquiry.

In order to be a good soldier it is necessary to know how to dance.