Thirst for victory leads to defeat; not tiring of defeat leads to victory.

As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit

Do not think that this is all there is. More and more wonderful teachings exist.

The world is wide, full of happenings. Keep this in mind and never believe 'I'm the onlyone who knows.'

Zen is like soap. First you wash with it, and then you wash off the soap.

The moon does not think to be reflected, nor does the water think to reflect, in the Hirosawa Pond.

Fate is for the weak--those people who don't have enough power or will to shape life into what they need it to be.

Make happy those who are near and those who are far will come.

Then I began to think that it is very true which is commonly said that the one-half of the world knoweth not how the other half liveth.

Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.

People want to see realism in action now.

I actually think that craft service was the reason I got into acting: the free food. I literally remember on my first job being like, "Yes! I get to have craft service every day!"

I like John Kerry. I think he's intellectually curious and very thoughtful. I think he's deeply committed on issues like the environment. I think he's an internationalist, which I am.

The faster you work, the better off you're going to be.

He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue.

Encountering rhyme out of the blue is like finding a long-lost twin (fraternal), or a suitcase that closes with a particularly satisfying click.