SakeThe jewel which brightly shines at nightIs precious, but cannot measure up To the delights of drinking sake,Drowning one's troubles in the cup. Otomo no Tabito

Invite Tranquility The sea,-- Something to look at When we are angry.

Steadfast Seas and MountainsThe lofty mountains and the seas, Being mountains, being seas, Both exist and are real. But frail as flowers are the lives of men, Passing phantoms of this world.

Invite TranquilityThe sea, --Something to look atWhen we are angry.

SakeThe jewel which brightly shines at nightIs precious, but cannot measure up To the delights of drinking sake, Drowning one's troubles in the cup. Otomo no Tabito

To her, it was like asking a butterfly what it remembered about being a caterpillar. She could fly now and nothing could touch her when she left the cocoon of her body behind at night.

I hate rarely, though when I hate, I hate murderously.

The shrewd, like chameleons, embrace change by using it to their advantage.

The purpose of visualization is insight, not pictures

If I were a doctor, I would prescribe that you addict yourself deeply and irrevocably to music and never, ever seek cure outside of more music. It really is the best drug available.

First of all, I was a wrestling fan when I was young. Even when I figured out what wrestling was, I was still a fan.

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right.

I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that under the political order of the times, our lives had no meaning.

He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong to him.

I don’t drink to get drunk. That’s just not cute.