If you don't generalize you don't philosophize.

The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality.

When you live in the shadow of insanity, the appearance of another mind that thinks and talks as yours does is something close to a blessed event.

To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.

The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

One of the most moral acts is to create a space in which life can move forward.

Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value.

The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.

My favorite piece of technical writing: Assembly of Japanese bicycle require great peace of mind.

Quality is a direct experience independent of and prior to intellectual abstractions.

Any effort that has self-glorification as its final endpoint is bound to end in disaster.

Begin to write, your heart will flow with sacred words.

In a classroom, when it’s silent, they’re thinking. You’ve got to give them time to think.

Life is not just about surviving, it’s about finding fulfillment.

Not too little, not too much: there safety lies.

How can I see the future if it didn't already exist?

Do fewer things and do them well. Focus on the things only you can do. Do the important things which must be done now.

I would say that to listen is to become aware. To become truly informed. You will discover whatever you do.

Few men are both rich and generous; fewer are both rich and humble.

My kids are at a point in their lives where I'm a moral compass for them. God help them both.

Right now Andy Larkin is pitching just like young Andy Larkin.