perhaps it took a stranger to make a woman like her speak her mind.

Time is just an illusion. What you need is to live this very moment. That is all that matters.

Stop running after the waves. Let the sea come to you.

Knowledge that takes you, not beyond yourself is far worse than ignorance.

Either grant me the bliss of the ignorant or give me the strength to bear the knowledge.

Moments are born and moments die. For new experiences to come to life, old ones need to wither away.

If you want to destroy something in this life, be it an acne, a blemish or the human soul, all you need to do is to surround it with thick walls. It will dry up inside.

Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all.

I hunt everywhere for a life worth living and a knowledge worth knowing. Having roots nowhere, I have everywhere to go.

Personally, I didn't think there was anything wrong with sadness. Just the opposite – hypocrisy made people happy and truth made them sad.

How can you blame others for disrespecting you when you think of yourself as unworthy of respect?

Attachment is the source of pain, but detachment is the source of joy.

Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay, is desperate ground.

To Survive In A Ruined World, She Must Embrace The Darkness…

After college, I wanted to learned about myself as an American, so I left the United States and went to Japan.

I guess there are no real strict rules [in comedy], but I just learn to apply my philosophy about comedy which is, it's a serious business and the result needs to be funny, not the process.

We can't allow ouselves to be depresses or discouraged. There are people who depend on us, things to accomplish. We only have a little bit of time in this world before death swallows us up.

I've been playing the bad guy in the last seven or eight projects I've done. I like it. It's a lot more interesting! Being the good guy gets a little stale after a while, you know?

Don't ask your customers what they want. This rule is based on the view that they probably don't know. You have to fully understand them, the context for their needs and their major dissatisfactions.

No matter what your career aspirations are, you should begin by thinking carefully about why you are engaging in any activity and what you can expect to get out of it.

Ultimately the way to win the game of life, is found in only one thing: Our ability to choose meaning in any life circumstance. Become the master of meaning and you master your life.