One of the most striking features of karate is that it may be engaged in by anybody, young or old, strong or weak, male or female.

The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.

What you have been taught by listening to others' words you will forget very quickly; what you have learned with your whole body you will remember for the rest of your life.

True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice.

Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour.

Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence of a kata in karate is useless.

In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose.

No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as observed in daily life.

Spirit first, technique second.

Only through training will a person learn his own weaknesses... He who is aware of his weaknesses will remain master of himself in any situation.

Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced.

Being able to communicate with a loved one that you haven't talked to in a while because of some communication break makes their life and your life in a much better place.

Chesterton spoke of 'the modern and morbid habit of always sacrificing the normal to the abnormal.' It would be hard to sum up liberalism for succinctly.

So many wonderful books to write, and not enough hours in the day. An embarrassment of riches.

We are made whole by books, as by great space and the stars.

On the basis of Lorentz's theory, if we limit ourselves to a single spectral line, it suffices to assume that each atom (or molecule) contains a single moving electron.

The soil in return for her service keeps the tree tied to her, the sky asks nothing and leaves it free.

No man has a right to lead such a life of contemplation as to forget in his own ease the service due to his neighbor.

I'm chillin in my sweats and sneakers and t-shirt. I can do that all day.

But unlike European countries, America has never finished a map of the United States, only the eastern United States is covered and a few spots here and there.

In America, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, The Party can always find you!