A black belt doesn't mean anything. The meaning is in the journey.

It's not about the past or the future, it's about right now.

Nobody is born a winner, but anyone can develop the way of thought that guides you to the right direction.

When it comes to fighting you shouldn't be thinking at all. You have to clear your mind and trust yourself completely.

Nurture you mind with great thoughts

Martial arts is not about picking your fights and picking how things go; it's about adapting to the how things are.

I'm a very focused person. If I'm focusing on something I don't like distractions and I like to just do that one thing. And Jiu-Jitsu and MMA basically became that one thing for me.

I dont think about what my opponent will do in the fight and especially what he has to say about me - doesn't matter to me at all.

Every day is beautiful when you're holding hands with your best friend.

Well, one of my favorite ones to work on - besides just about any scene from 'Deadwood' - was my scene with Brad Pitt in 'Assassination of Jesse James'. That was just a fun day.

War is terrorism, magnified a hundred times.

I'm not some big party chick, so it's not like I have to keep up my big social life.

I don't want to be Kato, the trial guy. It's like everything I do is under a microscope.

The thing about the heart was that you could not coax it or force it, as you could any other disease. Will power meant nothing.

I'm really happy for [David Petraeus]. He's exceptionally talented.

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love.

You get more insight as you get older, on everything. I kind of woke up one morning and was like, 'Oh I see what's happening, I get everything'. I woke up and was like, 'I get it, I'm a product'.

Senator John McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama can cause me to vote for McCain.