Civilization, or "the system" or "society" or whatever you want to call it, is best served not by mules but by free men.

The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality.

When you live in the shadow of insanity, the appearance of another mind that thinks and talks as yours does is something close to a blessed event.

To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.

The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

One of the most moral acts is to create a space in which life can move forward.

Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value.

The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.

My favorite piece of technical writing: Assembly of Japanese bicycle require great peace of mind.

Quality is a direct experience independent of and prior to intellectual abstractions.

Any effort that has self-glorification as its final endpoint is bound to end in disaster.

You can detect Satan's schemes and overcome his world system.

Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.

Nothing is going to change, unless someone does something soon

I'm never going to sing another song I don't believe in. I'm never going to make another picture I don't believe in.

Pain is a teacher from whom we can learn much.

When President Obama in 2011 used military power against the Qaddafi regime in Libya, he did not even notify Congress. A few in Congress mumbled, but did nothing.

For a thousand years, Vietnam was a part of China. And that thousand years is punctuated throughout by rebellions from Vietnam.

Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it … when in fact, they didn’t

They were trying to run, trying to hide. But the rock would not hide them; the dead tree gave no shelter.