In the modern world we are surrounded by so much abundance that we cannot see it.

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.

When you realize you are no longer made of glass, you lose the desire to demonstrate that fragility in others.

We are force-fed beliefs through incessant advertisements by a culture that ceaselessly fosters our conformity to values which are of no service to the individual.

Failure is not an option. It just happens all the time. Like, all the time.

Her attachment to language was earthy, physical, and immediate. Pretty words you could eat.

It’s easier to spew hatred, but actually watching yourself doing it is a whole different story.

O, treacherous Death! You can't be forgiven for vanquishing my creator to the dust.

It is impossible to forsee the consequences of being clever.

Libraries are the future of reading.

Collaborate, don't dictate.

It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.

Always good to have one crazy in the family ... It takes the pressure off everybody else.

The world has not gone one step beyond idolatry yet.