When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous. We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.

The things shamans deal with are extremely practical. They break down parameters of normal historical reality. Magical passes are just one aspect of that.

The ego is like a tired old dog. We can never kill it, so put it out on the back porch, let it rest there, and step around it.

If his spirit is distorted he should simply fix it-purge it, make it perfect-because there is no other task in our entire lives which is more worthwhile...To seek the perfection of the warrior's spirit is the only task worthy of our temporariness, our manhood.

Will is what can make you succeed when your thoughts tell you that you're defeated.

A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting.

It doesn't matter what one reveals or what one keeps to oneself. Everything we do, everything we are, rests on our personal power. If we don't have enough personal power the most magnificent piece of wisdom can be revealed to us and it won't make a damn bit of difference.