When it comes to training I do that through teaching.

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.

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

Are you educated in the art of medicine?” Yeah, the art of Walgreens and Urgent Care. “A bit, ” I hedged.

In Labor movements generally, success through violence can hardly be expected except in circumstances where success without violence is attainable.

At this moment, all I'm thinking about is what I'd give up for the chance to kiss her or to run my fingers through her dark hair.

When I went to the University, the medical school was the only place where one could hope to find the means to study life, its nature, its origins, and its ills.

We want to try to galvanize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for change.

Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it strikes me as being a little silly. In the end you're dressing up and deciding to be somebody.

As soon as I gave birth, it was as if you understand them. They become people, not kids. You start to identify with them. You see yourself in them.

The Israeli regime is a tool in the hands of Zionists to control the Middle-East and the entire world.

The terrorism danger to the United States "is even worse than September 11th, when 19 hijackers murdered almost 3,000 Americans."

Words are for those with promises to keep.