Several ripe persimmons Left on the branches; Gray clouds come and go.

Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life.

Completely dried up, They've become beans.

Weeds grasp their own essence and express its truth.

Good travels at a snail's pace. Those who want to do good are not selfish, they are not in a hurry, they know that to impregnate people with good requires a long time.

Love is a battle where one has to die for others EGO.

The scientists who attack mainstream religion, rather than striving for peaceful coexistence with it, damage science, and also weaken the fight against fundamentalism.

Men are capable of talking hours on end over only one subject; women do it and don't even require a subject.

When you put four Alaskans into a room, you have five marriages, six divorces, and seven political parties.

Matter and energy seem granular in structure, and so does “life”, but not so mind.

Boundless in your charity, but shrewd and cautious as a lender, you delight all those today whom you made beggars the day before.

I have an incomplete album that I want to finish. I have been thinking about the plan during my days in jail, I have sung rock'n'roll for forty years. After jail, I will continue to rock'n'roll.

When I have them working together, it's like a beautiful kaleidoscope.

Enjoy simple things with total intensity. Just a cup of tea can be a deep meditation.