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

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.

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.

Sky is not a limit for me

To conquer fear, you must become fear.

The earth is round for a reason. Your minimum effort starts you at the top of the world

I was absent at the moment I took up the most space.

Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies.

I'm a New Yorker. Matter of fact, the more I'm in places like Texas and California, the more I know I'm a New Yorker. I have no confusions. About that.

I think there's always room to grow.

The job is not your work; what you do with your heart and soul is the work.

When we have a majority we will do it. I think the days of the Lords are quite genuinely numbered.

It's not debt per say that overwhelms an individual corporation or country. Rather it is a continuous increase in debt in relation to income that causes trouble.