Walk a single path, become neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat.

It is not important to be better than someone else, but to be better than yesterday.

Face your fear, empty yourself, trust your own voice, let go of control, have faith in outcomes, connect with a larger purpose, derive meaning from the struggle.

If there is effort, there is always accomplishment.

Nothing under the sun is greater than education. By educating one person and sending him into the society of his generation, we make a contribution extending a hundred generations to come.

The purpose of the study of judo is to perfect yourself and to contribute to society.

To ask may be but a moment's shame, not to ask and remain ignorant is a lifelong shame.

Walk a single path, becoming neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat, without forgetting caution when all is quiet or becoming frightened when danger threatens.

The pine fought the storm and broke. The willow yielded to the wind and snow and did not break. Practice Jiu-Jitsu in just this way.

Carefully observe oneself and one's situation, carefully observe others, and carefully observe one's environment. Consider fully, act decisively.

Judo helps us to understand that worry is a waste of energy.

Your Soul sees your best, most vital self. She holds that vision when you do not. She knows you are worthy.

This letter is written on the skin of one of the water sprites who drowned your parents.' 'Ick!' I cried, and dropped the letter on the kitchen table.

No Victory Without Suffering

I still want to make a pop record. I want to make a more sonically current pop record. I maybe want to make people move a little bit more.

Advertising is judged not by what it says, but by what the consumer thinks it says.

The power of Christ compels you!

I never do the dishes, because my husband has an affinity for it. And I'm also not allowed to touch the coffeemaker.

We need to appreciate how precious life is.

Careful obedience to God’s law may serve as a strategy for rebelling against God

Life is a train that stops at no stations; you either jump abroad or stand on the platform and watch as it passes.