Jiu Jitsu is about waiting for the right time to do the right move.

The [IBJJF] medal has zero value. It means as much as this tablecloth right here, but people still kill themselves to try to get those medals.

I do Jiu Jitsu so I can protect you when I fight you.

Once you learn to remain calm under the stressful circumstances of a fight, you will have no trouble remaining calm under the stressful circumstances of life.

Treat everyone with love and respect because they are your brother or your sister.

When I tap, it means I've accepted the technique, learned the lesson and look to apply the experience next time I step on the mat. I never give up.

The true mark of maturity is when someone hurts you and you try and understand their situation instead of hurting them back.

That race you feel you are a part of is happening only in your mind.

Those who rush are the same ones who lack technique.

When it comes to training I do that through teaching.

Spend more time in a Jiu Jitsu gi than in street clothes.

You can never truly become great if you do not discover your purpose in life.

God is short of responsible men which explains why he said “who shall I send and who would go for us?

It's weird, the idea of someone else playing my dad, but weirdly nice.

I don't want to be the one to tell somebody, You will not make it, even though I know that the majority of those who come to me with their manuscripts are not really good enough.

I used to joke that I was trying to sell out, and nobody would buy me.

I'm doing a record that has a story that runs through all of the songs, and then there is also a film that goes along with it.

Overheard in a Washington D.C. church confessional: "Bless me Father, for sins have been committed."

The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.

She can't help it,' he said. 'She's got the soul of a poet and the emotional makeup of a junkyard dog.

At one time, I was persuaded to want to make music, and people answered me that that was not possible.