Summer grasses — all that remains of great soldiers' imperial dreams.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

No matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.

Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.

Mountain-rose petals Falling, falling, falling now... Waterfall music

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.

Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.

A flute with no holes is not a flute.

Come, butterfly It's late- We've miles to go together.

you have outgrown this skin.stop trying to hold it in.stop trying to hold it together.let yourself break.

To dream only of what is ‘possible’ is to be fooled into believing that one is dreaming in the first place.

You must improvise, adapt, and overcome.

I think the American people lose a large part of the joy of life because they do not live for generations in the same place.

To be happy, one must rid oneself of prejudice, be virtuous, healthy, and have a capacity for enjoyment and for passion.

I spend my time on Crimewatch appealing for criminals on the run. Domestic violence is one of the few crimes I can think of where the victim is often forced to go on the run.

I feel that there is nothing that can happen to a person that is banal. Everything that happens to us is interesting.

What we do in life ripples in eternity.

The type of music that I love to sing would have to be more bluesy and jazzy and more soul-like because I love to belt when it comes to singing, so I guess bigger songs are what I lean more towards.

People, governments and economies of all nations must serve the needs of multinational banks and corporations.