Fatigues and hardships serve to wean me more from the earth, and will make heaven sweeter.

The daring leader helps the people see a future state, greater than their own imagination, and worthy of pursuit.

Find out the difference between ethics and morality, but never forget to be kind.

When I was a child . . . Only virtue was prized, virtue at the expense of intellect, health, happiness, and every mundane good.

Emotional luggage nothing of it, I don't check bags, I just carry on, leave that bullshit in the past

Sometimes a thing that's hard is hard because you're doing it wrong. (Point Omega)

I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.

... the irony of life is not that you cannot forget but that you can.

Everything has to be done for a reason, and everything has to be done to make sense in terms of running a proper business today, and it's not just about the food.

I close my eyes and feel the universe within me.

Painting directly from nature is difficult as things do not remain the same; the camera helps to retain the picture in your mind.