One thing is certain in life. Just when things are going well, soon afterward they are certain to go wrong. It's just the way things are meant to be.

Each of us has been designed for one of two immortal functions, as either a storyteller or as a cross-legged listener to tales of wonder, love, and daring. When we cease to tell or listen, then we no longer exist as a people.

Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.

It's good to be a little frightened. It's good to respect your opponent. It keeps you sharp. In the fight game, the head rules the heart. But in the end the heart is the boss.

I wish to cup knowledge in my hand and drink it as one drinks water by the side of the stream.

Small can beat big, but you must have a plan.

I'm going to die with my mind intact. And to me that is the most exciting way you could possibly die.