To be thoroughly lazy is a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Industrious people build industry. Lazy people build civilization.

The circle is a reminder that each moment is not just the present, but is inclusive of our gratitude to the past and our responsibility to the future.

If you learn to enjoy waiting, you don't have to wait to enjoy.

Each moment is a miracle encompassing everything: the joy and sorrow, the failure and success, the disappointment and happiness, the celebration and grief.

A painting works only on the edge of not working. Then what is ungraspable comes near.

The enso contains the perfect and imperfect; that is why it is always complete.

If you are under control, you lose the danger of glimpsing an unknown realm.

What pleases our mind is not dangerous enough.

I think Dogen can be a very good introduction for people who want to meditate in whatever way, whether it's yoga, qigong, or Tibetan. It can help widen and deepen anyone's meditation experience.

When I write, I disturb. When I show a film, I disturb. When I exhibit my painting, I disturb, and I disturb if I don't. I have a knack for disturbing.

It all starts with you, and that which never starts, also finishes with you.

I Wish This To Never End.

Pearl Harbor is strenuously respectful of contemporary sensitivities, sometimes at the cost of accuracy.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man will probably end up dating the best looking blind chick.

That's what leadership is all about: getting somebody to see your vision and believe it's possible.

Every girl on the planet was familiar to one-last-time e-mail checks.

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

I belong to the public. The public made me. The public can break me. I owe them my life.

Like all of my fictions, 'Sinner' is a mirror. Look into it and you will find yourself. What you do with what you see is your choice.