The kid who is scared is the one the bullies go after. I used to get beat up pretty badly.

The funny thing about insane people is that it is kind of the opposite of being a celebrity. Nobody envies you.

Metaphysics is a restaurant where they give you a thirty thousand page menu, and no food.

To an experienced Zen Buddhist, asking if one believes in Zen or one believes in the Buddha, sounds a little ludicrous, like asking if one believes in air or water. Similarly Quality is not something you believe in, Quality is something you experience.

The only zen thoughts you can find on a mountain summit are those you brought yourself.

Data without generalization is just gossip.

When you've got a Chautauqua in your head, it's extremely hard not to inflict it on innocent people.