In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose.

The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.

What you have been taught by listening to others' words you will forget very quickly; what you have learned with your whole body you will remember for the rest of your life.

True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice.

Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour.

Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence of a kata in karate is useless.

No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as observed in daily life.

Spirit first, technique second.

Only through training will a person learn his own weaknesses... He who is aware of his weaknesses will remain master of himself in any situation.

Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced.

When you look at life think in terms of karate. But remember that karate is not only karate -- it is life.

It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

The truth is, our parents are but part of the equation that forms us―because the only thing more powerful than fate is free will.

You would do well to guard your tongue, lest it be stricken from you.

If someone's 20 years old and every third line out of their mouth is anti-something specific, then draw your own conclusion.

You could have anything else in the world. and you asked for me.

The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.

Films are even stranger, for what we are seeing are not disguised people but photographs of disguised people, and yet we believe them while the film is being shown.

Do not be misled by the fact that you are at liberty and relatively free; that for the moment you are not under lock and key: you have simply been granted a reprieve.

The only effective answer to organized greed is organized labor.