Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.

Life itself is always a trial. In training, you must test and polish yourself in order to face the great challenges of life.

True victory does not come from defeating an enemy, true victory comes from giving love and changing an enemies heart.

A warrior's mission is to foster the success of others.

There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within.

Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the best commodities to trade in are sincerity and love.

Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountain and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life.

Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment.

Your voice is a very powerful weapon. When you are in tune with the cosmic breath of heaven and earth, your voice produces true sounds. Unify body, mind, and speech, and real techniques will emerge.

The heart of a human being is no different from the soul of heaven and earth. In your practice always keep in your thoughts the interaction of heaven and earth, water and fire, yin and yang.

Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate.

The steam engine has done much more for science than science has done for the steam engine.

Disappointment focuses on ‘what is not, ’ and completely misses the far greater reality of ‘what now is.

Take pride away from a man and you might as well run a knife through his heart.

Our national motto is 'In God we Trust, ' reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all.

By the very act of arguing, you awake the patient's reason; and once it is awake, who can foresee the result?

I've made three musical movies which is pretty good considering that not many are made but I was lucky in other ways. I came along when independent movies were starting to boom.

What we are seeking is the nexus of all possible worlds and states of mind, which is within us. The source of yin and yang is within you.

Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an album.

I think that feminism is in cycle. Feminism rotates between backlash and interest.

Personally Im very happy to be behind the scenes. I like collaboration, I like working with directors.