An open mind, is the best weapon, in the fight between light and darkness

An exceptional Sensei has traits such as patience and integrity. Otherwise, natural fighting ability, cruelty and aggressive behavior may be observed in most animal predators.

Patience and Forgiveness are at the heart of A warrior's success, they help engender necessary intervals of space and time to evaluate difficult encounters.

A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart

Karate without heart is just A corpse

Never strike out of anger if at all possible, this will give your enemy the advantage and strengthen his resolve and psyche

The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind

True Martial Arts is universal, simple and practical. Anything else is too complex to be used in combat.

Karate is many things, but mainly it's about synergy, ebb and flow, trial and error, action and reaction, rhythm of life, progress . . .

. . . what matters in combat is adaptability, boldness and maintaining A cool exterior, whilst penetrating your enemy's soul with An icy cold stare- Diary of A Combat Fiend

The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego

People ask me why I don't tweet. Honestly, I'm so sick of myself.

I'm going to be 50 soon. I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful. By the time you've been single for quite a long time, you can get quite specific about what you can and can't put up with.

I had to take a bit of a break and fast for a while, but then I found myself very, very hungry when I got back to [song-writing].

I'll always be a fat girl and I am happy with that.

The echoes of beauty you've seen transpire, Resound through dying coals of a campfire.

I think the one thing that athletics prepared me for thats been more beneficial than anything has been the humbling times.

There are no guarantees in life, but I believe faith provides all of us with a foundation to live the best lives possible - knowing that there is a higher being who loves us and will never leave us.

Be your own guide, follow your own movement.

A Cambridge lady, hearing of the latest Suicide, said to her friend, turning off TV for tea, "Well, my dear, doesn't it seem a little like going where you haven't been invited?"

If you're not willing to get your 'worst one ever' out of the way, how will you possibly do better than that?