Cultivate peace of mind which does not separate one's self from one's surroundings. When that is done successfully, then everything else follows naturally.

The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality.

When you live in the shadow of insanity, the appearance of another mind that thinks and talks as yours does is something close to a blessed event.

To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.

The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

One of the most moral acts is to create a space in which life can move forward.

Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value.

The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.

My favorite piece of technical writing: Assembly of Japanese bicycle require great peace of mind.

Quality is a direct experience independent of and prior to intellectual abstractions.

Any effort that has self-glorification as its final endpoint is bound to end in disaster.

Jesus, Made in Heaven, assembled on earth.

We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh ?

You are a manipulator.I like to think of myself more as an outcome engineer.

When I think over what I have said I envy dumb people.

We live in a time where improv is king and people love improv, and I think there's a time and a place for that and people who are really good at structuring improv.

My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.

The only way you can hurt the body is not use it.

I had a Southern accent but I had broken it so hard.

I don't think you tell someone you love them because you expect something. I think you tell them because you have something to give.

Allowing the computer to do one thing is only boring if you don't use the time that the computer saves you to do something else.