I find the training of the mind that Zen puts people through is by far to me, the most interesting, one of the most interesting disciplines.

The quiet mind is richer than a crown....Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such bliss beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss.

Real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm.

I didn't like writing just articles and things. So then I wandered around. I tried my hand at film and television and that was a worse fit because I don't really have a mind for that.

If you are worried about what others might think and about how your position in the group might be jeopardized, then you will never really create anything.

It looks like I had the most irrelevant education than anybody in the planet could have.

Do not envy those who seem to be naturally gifted; it is often a curse, as such types rarely learn the value of diligence and focus, and they pay for this later in life.