Nothing comes into existence nor does anything disappear. Nothing is eternal, nor has anything any end. Nothing is identical or differentiated. Nothing moves hither and thither.

Japanese would never 'restore' an antique. The signs of age and wear are to them its most beautiful qualities.

Zen culture invites us to experience reality without the intervening distractions of intellect, categories, analysis.

Zen is based on the recognition of two incompatible types of thought: rational and intuitive.

Sometimes I can't figure designers out. It's as if they flunked human anatomy.

There's no need to lay low. Go right ahead and give the world your brilliance

Loyalty to others speaks volumes about loyalty to self. To love others, one must truly love him/herself first.

Smartass Disciple: Which one was first created, time or things?Master of Stupidity: No things, no changes. No changes, no time.

Far better than a precise plan is a clear sense of direction and compelling beliefs. And that lies within you. The question is, how do you evoke it?

I shave my body in all kinds of ways, wear tons of eyeliner and dye my hair pink.

Actors know what actors are insecure about - and they're all insecure.

History is moving, and it will tend toward hope, or tend toward tragedy.

Cookery is not chemistry. It is an art.

There is more uncertainty than usual about job futures because computers are replacing more and more human intelligence, and globalization is proceeding at an accelerating pace.