Real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm.

With such a deep rooted interest you can withstand the setbacks and failures, the days of drudgery, and the hard work that are always a part of any creative action. You can ignore the doubters and critics. You will then feel personally committed to solving the problem and will not rest until you do so.

In the opening stage of most careers any attention is what you want, any attention is good attention, even if it's bad attention.

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.

Mastery is not a question of genetics of luck, but of following your natural inclinations and the deep desires that stirs you from within.

Twere sin to stain fair Venus' courts with blood

When there are no other options, people fight harder. If the choice is life or death they have nothing to lose.