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

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.

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

Those who rush are the same ones who lack technique.

When it comes to training I do that through teaching.

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.

I keep on working when other people are out having fun. But I love what I do and find it hard to stop.

God does not love some ideal person, but rather human beings just as we are, not some ideal world, but rather the real world.

My favorite thing about movies is the ending and so all my favorite movies have really great endings.

Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy all-powerful influence?

Cute. I think I would prefer to be stabbed in the eye rather than be called cute.

[War] can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.

Adam does most of the work when it comes to videos and he basically does the same as I do with the lyrics. The videos are his visual interpretations of our music.

The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books.