To live in the realm of Buddha nature means to die as a small being, moment after moment.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

True communication depends upon our being straightforward with one another... But the best way to communicate may be just to sit without saying anything.

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few

Those who are attached only to the result of their effort will not have any chance to appreciate it, because the result will never come.

A mind full of preconceived ideas, subjective intentions, or habits it not open to things as they are.

We emphasize straightforwardness. You should be true to your feelings, and to your mind, expressing yourself without any reservations. This helps the listener to understand more easily.

The true purpose [of Zen] is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes... Zen practice is to open up our small mind.

In our practice we have no particular purpose or goal, nor any special object of worship.

Zen is nothing to get excited about.

In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha.

The most animated talks we have are about…things

History is not a catalogue but...a convincing version of events.

Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much.

When I say do your best, I mean your very best. You are capable of so much more.

Running started as a way of relaxing. It's the only time I have to myself. No phones or e-mails or faxes.

Jon Stewart is a dude who grew up in Jersey, hosted the show for 17 years, and created this new way of doing satirical news.

The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.

I tend to think that you fulfill your own destiny, whether you realize it or not.

I write to figure out what I am thinking: What does my life mean?

Women will work out their destinies — much better, too, than men can ever do for them. All the mischief to women has come because men undertook to shape the destiny of women.