We see that the vast majority of our suffering is needless, and simply arises from the misidentification with our thinking mind.

Society is a collection of selves perpetuating their myth.

The major events in our lives receive the entire spotlight, but ultimately your life will be defined by the same handful of choices you make each day.

My growth as a human being has been directly proportional to my growth as a marital artist.

Jiu Jitsu is the vehicle. Not the road.

You are never as good as you think you are, and you are never as bad as you believe yourself to be.

There is no higher calling than service to your fellow man, and to do so through your own personal mastery of a craft is a gift enjoyed by few. Cultivate this gift, and give it away.

Your potential for growth is directly proportionate to the degree to which you are willing to make mistakes.

Do not get caught pursuing the goals of who you used to be instead of who you are.

The more specifically you define your goals the more attainable they become.

Let's live our lives with great meaning and purpose in the attempt to influence the world to whatever degree our circumstance allows.

I am no more than a child, but my Father lives for ever and I have a Protector great enough to save me.

If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.

What is the likelihood, of winning the lottery, then lose it all the next day when you step out your front door and get struck by lightning? Probably, very slim, but then anything is possible.

They both looked at me in a way that was fast becoming familiar: two parts bafflement to one part awe at my talent for making a bad situation worse.

Don't set your wit against a child.

Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life.

Economics brings into full view that conflict of choice which is one of the permanent characteristics of human existence.

I want people to have a good time. Its boring only to hear singer/songwriters spilling their guts.

I'm hearing different things, but there is concern that stable Germany is no longer quite so stable.

I would argue that it might be easier to endure loneliness than to endure the idea that you might disappear.