Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

No matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.

Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.

Mountain-rose petals Falling, falling, falling now... Waterfall music

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.

Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.

A flute with no holes is not a flute.

Come, butterfly It's late- We've miles to go together.

The actual gap between Labor, Likud and the new central party is microscopic.

In a number of cases dissenting opinions have in time become the law.

I continually remind myself to live by a code. It's very important to me. I've got a bad temper.

I'm all over the place.

Everything's a lot easier when you work with someone you know just about as well as you know yourself.

Every single frame, every single shot in the movie, has a digital effect.

It's nervous work. The state you need to write in is the state that others are paying large sums of money to get rid of.

I eye Chuy like a pitcher in baseball does when a guy leads too far off base.

If you are going to a destination where the food might be more exotic than usual, always err on the side of caution.

My gut was always that if I taught students poetry, I would give too much of myself to them and have nothing left.