We may be floating on Tao, but there is nothing wrong with steering. If Tao is like a river, it is certainly good to know where the rocks are.

Grappling with fate is like meeting an expert wrestler: to escape, you have to accept the fall when you are thrown. The only thing that counts is whether you get back up.

It is too facile to say that the way to follow Tao is to simply go along with the flow of life. Sometimes, like the carp, we must know when to go it alone.

Those who don't know how to suffer are the worst off. There are times when the only correct thing we can do is to bear out troubles until a better day.

Who you are is always right.

If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you.

...don’t judge your future based on others’ mistakes.

God is everything I ever needed.

Life is like a restaurant

The Bible can stand the onslaught of any enemy.

Shut your mouth - there's a bus coming.

No one is depressed when they're being chased by a bear.

I believe in the healing power of laughter. I believe laughter forces us to breathe.

How sickness enlarges the dimension of a man’s self to himself!

Anger is a prelude to courage.

I get really restless when I haven't worked for a day and a half. I have a recurring dream that people are lined up next to my bed, waiting for autographs and taking pictures of me!