Oh, you cherry petals, On this calm and balmy day, Why are you so restless, So keen to fly away? / ひさかたの 光のどけき 春の日に しづ心なく 花の散るらむ

No man was ever so much deceived by another as by himself.

Thankfully, while our self-righteousness reaches far, God's grace reaches farther.

I feel that my fans deserve to get something that's authentic and real.

If you don't educate yourself, you'll never get out of the starting block because you'll spend all your money making foolish decisions.

The brain upon which my experiences have been written is not a particularly good one. If their were brain-shows, as there are cat and dog shows, I doubt if it would get even a third class prize.

I once sent him a song and asked him to mark a cross wherever he thought it was faulty. Brahms returned it untouched, saying 'I don't want to make a cemetery of your compositions.'

Quick, name some towns in New Jersey

The way to grow grand is not: to demand. In life's every field you are what you yield.

The secret of Soto Zen is just two words: not always so.... In Japanese, it's two words, three words in English. That is the secret of our practice.

If the coyote's in your living room pissing on your couch, it's not the coyote's fault. It's your fault for not shooting him.