From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.

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.

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

I sometimes think that I don't have a purpose in this world. I am simply useless and wandering.

It is not the spirit of wealth, of learning, or of culture that can make the church of value, or a power for good in the world, but the spirit of Christ only.

Striving for perfection can get in the way during the early stages of the creative process.

Moments – We all are made-up of moments

Our prayers run along one road and God's answers by another, and by and by they meet.

The value of tolerance is central to living in today's world - especially in diverse places like the Bronx.

Generosity and gratitude are inseparably linked.

I've never considered myself to be beautiful, and I still don't.

A man can make what he wants of himself if he truly believes that he must be ready for hard work and many heartbreaks.

I never achieved my first goal in the National Actors Theatre, which is to have a permanent Acting Company