When I was young, I thought confidence could be earned w/ perfection. Now I know that you don't earn it; you claim it.

Self-assurance doesn't come from looking perfect and having a great title, but from accepting yourself with all you mistakes and eccentricities.

A book is the only immortality

One moment you see that you aren't so Original... people leave you... people start ignoring you... people start making excuses.

For a moment, I felt like myself again. Not the new me, not the old me, just the real me.

In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.

Paul Harris is a buffet bowler - you just help yourself.

The answer to most questions can be given in one or two words, and no one will challenge you to go deeper.

There can't be a pure myth, especially when the myth has been handed down in the oral tradition. As the stories are told, they change. If the stories don't change they just die.

Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist. You do it with a whole fleet and are called an emperor.

I'm very happy with the opportunities I've had.

I like to get on with people. I don't go around being nasty, but if someone crosses me, I can be horrible back.