Those who don't know how to suffer are the worst off. There are times when the only correct thing we can do is to bear out troubles until a better day.

Grappling with fate is like meeting an expert wrestler: to escape, you have to accept the fall when you are thrown. The only thing that counts is whether you get back up.

It is too facile to say that the way to follow Tao is to simply go along with the flow of life. Sometimes, like the carp, we must know when to go it alone.

Who you are is always right.

We may be floating on Tao, but there is nothing wrong with steering. If Tao is like a river, it is certainly good to know where the rocks are.

If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it

In real life nothing means anything. Stuff happens and there just is no structure.

I love to hear the story of how stars sacrifice their life to receive only one memorable kiss from the Earth.

Remember that there's no one way of doing things. ... If you just get a hammer and hit it really hard, whatever it is, I guarantee you it'll open.

Since I was a kid, I've been a dancer, and, of course, I'll always be a dancer till the day I die.

Don't be afraid to do the most insane thing. Don't think it's too crazy. Just go for it.

Foster and polish the warrior spirit while serving in the world; illuminate the path according to your inner light.

If I wasn’t winning you wouldn’t care

Humility is the only lens though which great things can be seen--and once we have seen them, humility is the only posture possible.

There can be no excess to love, none to knowledge, none to beauty.