Success, cannot be attained alone. Any person's time and power is limited. A wise leader enlists others in working toward organizational goals.

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.

Eighteen and stupid happens to everyone, I guess. If you survive it, it's probably half luck, and half having the right people in your life to watch out for you.

Understanding someone, is the sign of True Maturity, Forgiving them is that of True Wisdom.

In Washington, the venerable were often vulnerable.

You do remember how dangerous I am with those?” “Aye, that’s the point. Everyone will duck and cover if they see you wielding these.” “Even my teammates?”“Especially your teammates.

I've lost you, forever, so many times. And I'd do it all again.

Uncertainty is a very good thing: it's the beginning of an investigation, and the investigation should never end.

Nothing is so fatiguing as the life of a wit.

Freedom or community, community or freedom. One must decide the way one wants to live. I chose community.

Mosul stands rally at a sort of juncture of sectarian and ethnic differences.

The head governs, the heart assists, the body acts.