I can see the character in a photograph, in the way a guy stands or holds his hands, the way he buckles his belt. I fantasize a lot looking at photographs. I'm sure that doesn't work for many people.

I think life is self-examination. Certainly the voyage that one takes.

If people lose their land, they have nothing. You lose your land - you lose your culture, you lose self.

My first encounter with Buddhist dharma would be in my early 20s. Like most young men, I was not particularly happy.

Relationships are like sharks. They've got to keep going into deeper, colder water, sometimes scarier, darker territories ... to stay alive.

If you have any question in your mind, don't do it. If you go in thinking it's going to fix something that's wrong, don't do it.

Always walk towards open doors. And if they slam shut in your face, kick that sucker in and keep going.