When your opponent is hurrying recklessly, you must act contrarily and keep calm. You must not be influenced by the opponent.

Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie.

Anger. Control your anger. If you hold anger toward others, they have control over you.Your opponent can dominate and defeat you if you allow him to get you irritated.

The purpose of today's training is to defeat yesterday's understanding.

To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead

Determine that today you will overcome your self of the day before, tomorrow you will win over those of lesser skill, and later you will win over those of greater skill.

It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.

You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain

No Fear, No Hesitation, No Surprise, No Doubt

Fixation is the way to death. Fluidity is the way to life.

The path that leads to truth is littered with the bodies of the ignorant.

Good things come to us just when we need them the most, like an angel throwing us a life-preserver before we go under the waters of despair.

I know all the theory of everything but when I paint I don't think of anything except the subject and me.

Lo, I am the most stupendous in the land at my particular profession.

For my money, insecurity, depression, etc, can be healed by way of El Morocco, sad songs at 4am, and the pop of a champagne cork

Recommend to your children to be virtuous, only the virtue can bring us happiness, not the money.

If you want riches, you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward poverty.

Those accept an obligation lightly who feel lightly about letting it drop.

Will this matter a year from now?

I don’t know any redneck that’s not into fun. That’s their middle name: Red-Fun-Neck.

I can tell you that when you're willing to give your life up to see a dream through, the reward is great.