We infer the spirit of the nation in great measure from the language, which is a sort of monument, to which each forcible individual in a course of many hundred years has contributed a stone.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well.

Such kings can destroy a world, just as easily as they can build one.

Sometimes I miss out the morning's painting session and instead study my Japanese books in the open.

We have to base architecture on the environment.

All sentient beings have the seed of the Buddha within them.

I'd have to say, what inspires me is making sure my siblings have a good role model to look up to.

The soul of man createth its own destiny.

And if, to be sure, sometimes you need to conceal a fact with words, do it in such a way that it does not become known, or, if it does become known, that you have a ready and quick defense.

Linguistic sounds, considered as external, physical phenomena have two aspects, the motor and the acoustic.

If it makes you happy It can't be that bad If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad