There are times when you may be overwhelmed by the teachings of the Way. At such moments, it is important to continue with the original spirit of a beginner.

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.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts.

My attitude will always be based on how you treat me.

Sometimes you don’t even know how strong you are, the devil sees it before you do and attacks

Live your life in a way, that there is more left after you than an Excel table.

I think it will be a miracle if I don't someday end up killing myself.

The love of study, a passion which derives fresh vigor from enjoyment, supplies each day, each hour, with a perpetual source of independent and rational pleasure.

The average Ph.D. Thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another.

I think Star Trek has been very double-edged for all of us - as actors, writers, directors.

I'll catch you angel, i'll always catch you.

There is not one redeeming feature in our superstition of Christianity. It has made one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites.