Do you want to know how spirituality works? Breathe.

Grappling with fate is like meeting an expert wrestler: to escape, you have to accept the fall when you are thrown. The only thing that counts is whether you get back up.

All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.

It is too facile to say that the way to follow Tao is to simply go along with the flow of life. Sometimes, like the carp, we must know when to go it alone.

Some Warriors look fierce, but are mild. Some seem timid, but are vicious. Look beyond appearances; position yourself for the advantage.

Whether we remain the ash or become the phoenix is up to us.

Rain scatters plum petals; Weeping stains the earth. One can only take shelter And wait for clearing.

Money is never more important than your body and mind, but you must work and support yourself. Never depend on others for your livelihood.

The appreciation of life does not require wealth or plenty. It requires only gratitude for the beauty of the world.

Once we make our decision, all things will come to us. Auspicious signs are not a superstition, but a confirmation. They are a response.

A moving door hinge never corrodes. Flowing water never grows stagnant.

Don’t blame any one, including you. There is something called destiny.

The past is never dead. It's not even past

Friend, " replied Michael Strogoff, "Heaven reward thee for all thou hast done for me!""Only fools expect reward on earth, " replied the mujik.

I don't think a show's ever changed networks in the middle of the season before, but it was cool because they gave us those extra couple years of life that was necessary to get us to syndication.

It is easy to despise what you cannot get

I was stupid, the official descriptive phrase for happy.

Love is the strongest force in the universe

What is cooking? 'Cooking' is a loose term. It's understanding energy or the lack thereof.

I wish that people who are conventionally supposed to love each other would say to each other, when they fight, "Please - a little less love, and a little more common decency."

I took pictures of the objects and artifacts that Patti [Smith] would show to her friends because I wanted to document them.