I guess, the hardest obstacles I've had to overcome in my life are deaths of people close to me.

I overcome failure by doing it again and trying not to make the same mistake.

How do I stay balanced? On my two feet.

If I want to gain weight, I can gain weight. If I want to lose weight, I will lose weight. If I want to be fit, I'll be fit.

We're all people", he said simply. "It doesn't matter if you're two, thirty-two, or ninety-two. Everyone wants to be treated with respect. Everyone wants to feel like they matter in this world.

Can you honestly love a dishonest thing?

The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.

I grew up playing 'Mortal Kombat' as a kid. I was always a fan of the video game. Saw the movies as a kid as well.

Isn't connecting people to distant lands and culture one of the strengths of good literature?

If they drive God from the earth, we shall shelter Him underground.

To work with Kaz on this kind of project is a fascinating process...He seems to be Dogen himself when offering the translations that we Western collaborators then refine with him.

I read the Bible sometimes, but it bores me to death. I just want to know what other people find so bloody fascinating.

Although the universe is under no obligation to make sense, students in pursuit of a Ph. D. are.

Men and statues that are admired ire an elevated situation have a very different effect upon us when we approach them; the first appear less than we imagined them, the last bigger.