In zen, it is a cardinal sin to waste time. To waste time is to squander the here and now, which, if you think about it, is all that we have.

If you find your feet dragging, check your path. You are probably on the wrong one.

A student might ask, how long will it take to learn guitar..., the answer is, as long as you live - that short.

The only time and place to find enlightenment is in this moment. No need to check your watch. The time is now.

When in doubt, initiate. Say yes—to love, to life, to joining in with others. That is how we stay on the right path and, at the same time, elevate humanity.

All things reflect the divine energy of nature—every flower, every rock, every sound, every sight. Once we realize that truth, we cannot help but smile.

Return to the beginning. Enter by form. Clean your dojo. As you have every day, tie on the white belt and empty your cup. Pick up your guitar, tune, then play.

Each moment is new. We have never lived it before and will never live it again. It is familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

Do not analyze things to death. Sometimes the best strategy is, "Ready, fire, aim." Do it first , then make adjustments. The answer lies in action-not in words.

A final word on self-criticism: Do not beat up on yourself. Even if you think you know your flaws, there is no need to advertise them. Most people won't have noticed.

Stop thinking about the audience and what they may be thinking of your music. Just play the music.

I try not to laugh too loud, afraid a bark-like noise will be mistaken by any great whites lurking in the area as the distress call of a juvenile seal.

[Harrier] locked eyes with Zanattar. He couldn't remember another time in his life when he'd been this angry and hadn't hit something.

No matter how many times she was told that she was loved, there was no recognition that the proof was in the abandonment.

If God is incomprehensible to man, it would seem rational never to think of Him at all.

But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions.

I bet most of the crowd does not know that there are six moons in the solar system bigger than Pluto.

I tell myself that I know you, and then when I think about it, I realize that I don't.

The thing with Ryan, you can look at him for hours. Very few actors have that. It's a gift.

Most people live for love and admiration. But it is by love and admiration that we should live.

Before I chose Dauntless...I felt assured of my long lifespan, if nothing else. Now there are no reassurances except that where I go, I go because I choose to.