Wherever and however any one of us may be conceived, it is the same. We come into being in the arms of God.

Now Everybody has some secret goals in life...Sometimes you can get what you want and what you need at the sames time.

I've always made a clear distinction between making a life and making a living.

Speed and efficiency do not always increase the quality of life.

Once you know where the roller coaster is going, are you in for the ride?

Then he read the words of the scroll slowly, first in Japanese and then carefully translated into English: 'There is really nothing you must be. And there is nothing you must do. There is really nothing you must have. And there is nothing you must know. There is really nothing you must become. However. It helps to understand that fire burns, and when it rains, the earth gets wet. . . .' 'Whatever, there are consequences. Nobody is exempt,' said the master.

The winding down of summer puts me in a heavy philosophical mood.