How wonderful it would be if people did all they could for one other without seeking anything in return! One should never remember a kindness done, and never forget a kindness received.

Since living is believing, no one can be completely lacking in faith.

Living in a world such as this is like dancing on a live volcano.

No one should ever despair because the entrance to his or her chosen career path is clogged. There is an ancient saying: "The persistent drip wears through stone.

Amida's unimpeded light is the sun of wisdom that destroys the mind of darkness.(Preface in Teaching, Practice, Faith, Enlightenment)

What each of us believes in is up to us, but life is impossible without believing in something.

Bliss and suffering, it seems, always go hand in hand.

Many Buddhist temple priests regard their parishioners as possessions and fear their departure as a diminishing of assets.

Absent a sense of the preciousness of one's own life, why respect the life of anyone else?

Greed kills us all.

Everyone makes mistakes. Whether we put our mistakes to use depends on how deeply we reflect on our actions. It is desirable to reflect until the tears come. - On Self-Reflection -

A skydiver, arrogant in his ability to navigate the heavens, rejects his fragile state and calls himself a God of the skies.

All I knew about shot putting was that my [older] brother could do 44 feet. I decided I wanted to beat him. . . . So I got a shot and went to work and made up my mind to do 45 feet.

You have resources yet to be unleashed. Make bold, courageous choices. Live as though you have the power to change the world - because you do.

Think of the Nets infrastructure as a source of natural building resources. Linux is not growing on the trees - it is the trees.

Over 6 million people were evacuated from New Jersey ahead of the hurricane. And now, three of them have gone back.

All my spells smell like burnt hair lately.

I have really good female friends. I've never bought the whole men-and-women-can't-be-friends thing. I think that's sort of nonsense.

Connecting people to jobs and to each other is absolutely vital to a city's economy (and to the wider economy).

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

I don't think God is an explanation at all. It's simply redescribing the problem.