To cherish perfection is to commit creative suicide, and every true artist knows that a masterpiece is an accident that should be burned.

Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar

One of the greatest challenges is not going to the mattresses with someone who criticizes your novel.

Spread your wings. Fly as far to know who you are.

You are the Golden Witnessing Screen. Meditation is the effortless effort to keep that screen clean, clear and perfect.

But it [crony capitalism] erodes our overall standard of living and stifles entrepreneurs by rewarding the politically favored rather than those who provide what consumers want.

You can choose to be a drag and a burden, or an inspiration and encouragement.

Is he under the influence or something?

There are a million good tunes.

All empires have depended on local legitimacy and local collaboration; they are not based primarily on coercion. An imperial rule that relies wholly on coercion can't endure. It's too expensive.

Most guys my age are boring human beings. They sit in bars, get drunk, and then go home to tell their kids the way to rule their lives, while they're absolutely stewed out of their brains.