It's better to make a mistake with the full force of your being than to timidly avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit. Responsibility means recognizing both pleasure and price, action and consequence, then making a choice.

The time is now, the place is here. Stay in the present. You can do nothing to change the past, and the future will never come exactly as you plan or hope for.

The warrior acts, the fool reacts.

Every choice eventually leads to wisdom.

Choice means saying no to one thing so you can say yes to another.

In life, stress happens when you resist what arises.

People love miracle stories and dramatic moments of transcendence or transformation, and may then pursue their own dramatic "awakenings."