I can think of no more worthwhile aim than pursuing mastery in this craft while transcending one’s own limitations.

Jiu Jitsu has given me an education in education, which I now see is the most valuable education there is.

Things can be added, but that doesn't mean that anything is missing.

Habits are infinitely more beneficial to the aspiring student than motivation. Motivation may get you started, but habits keep you going.

Just know that the achievement of anything grand takes consistent effort year after year. Motivation can uphold you intermittently, but it has too few calories to sustain a life.

Systems and processes will always surpass motivation.

We see that happiness is not comfort. Happiness is the freedom to choose one's own way.

Jiu Jitsu uses us to express itself, and the best thing we can do to is to become a vehicle capable of expressing Jiu Jitsu with all of its perfection minus our imperfections.

I have found that the morning is far more accessible when a good book awaits you.

We are just too busy trying to appear smart to realize how intelligent we actually are.

I firmly believe that life will continually try to teach you the same lesson, with increasing pain, until you heed the call.

I don't believe in magic.'The young boy said. The old man smiled. 'You will when you see her.

As in the case of wines that improve with age the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.

I wouldn't call myself a shut-in. I have the ability to leave my home; I just choose not to. But because I'm such a homebody, it's important to be surrounded by things I love.

When I was working a lot, I felt guilty as a parent. I couldn't pick up my son every day from school, bake him cookies and that kind of thing.

Your empty eyes seem to pass me by and leave me dancing with myself.

Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom.

A guy at ABC told me to change my name and get a nose job. I said 'You get a nose job.'

I'm not very bright about money. I'm not domestic either. If I don't learn how to cook, maybe I won't have to.

I can be very drunk in a club in Oxford on a Monday night and some guy comes up to you and buys you a drink and says that the last record you made changed his life. That means something.

Whether you respond to life or react to life determines how far you're gonna go in life.