An intelligent mind is an inquiring mind. It is not satisfied with explanation, with conclusions. Nor is it a mind that believes, because belief is again another form of conclusion.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

Everything in life is somewhere else and you get there through open heart.

To people who don't know me I'm defined by a number of things that people know about me that are entirely untrue.

Who wouldn't want to watch an averagely attractive guy kick a three legged, one eyed dog in the face as it urinates all over itself? The correct answer is no one.

I'm trying to put together quality at-bats and hit the ball hard somewhere.

In every man's heart there is a devil, but we do not know the man as bad until the devil is roused.

When death captures me," the boy vowed, "he will feel my fist in his face." (31.26)

People get trapped in the way things should feel and less focused on the way things should function.

I try to find meaning anywhere I can. It's the only way I know how to validate my existence.

Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.

All my life, I have been in love with the sky. Even when everything was falling apart around me, the sky was always there for me.