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

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.

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

Let's live our lives with great meaning and purpose in the attempt to influence the world to whatever degree our circumstance allows.

Happiness does not mean being free from problems and trials, but finding purpose in problems and trials can result in abundant happiness.

God does not like lazy people, He likes those who work

Taylor Swift is super charming. Damn you Swift.

We need to demilitarize local police departments so that they do not look like occupying armies. We want police departments that look like the communities they are serving.

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

The call of love sounds very hollow among these immobile rocks.

The steady pressure to consume, absorb, participate, receive, by eye, ear, mouth, and mail involves a cruelty to intestines, blood pressure, and psyche unparalleled in history.

Property must be secured, or liberty cannot exist.

Coonskin caps, Yankee bats, the Hound Dog man's big start. The A-bomb fears, Annette had ears, I lusted in my heart.

It's all about how I feel about things. I never expect much, I always felt like I obey my heart.