Come, butterfly It's late- We've miles to go together.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

No matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.

Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.

Mountain-rose petals Falling, falling, falling now... Waterfall music

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.

Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.

A flute with no holes is not a flute.

From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree; And from the bamboo, of the bamboo

Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet.

Reading messed with my brain in an unaccountable way. It made me happy

Time! Joyless emblem of the greed of millions, robber of the best which earth can give.

And of course, the answer came to me in the same way Jesus comes to those who drink in trailers: as an epiphany.

Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, "Yeah, I'll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel a little vulnerable, but I'll try it!"

Sleep is underrated. Sleep!

It's really cool when a guy tips 20 per cent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done.

Congress is always willing to appropriate money for more and bigger paved roads, anywhere -- particularly if they form loops.

I think people are gravitating towards these period dramas because I think they're looking for a simpler time.

If the lift is broken, I'll just sit and wait for them to sort it out. I don't believe in friendly conversation or chit-chat.