Make of the Silence your to-do tasks, of the compassion your wealth and of the meditation your beggar's bowl.
Do not think that this is all there is. More and more wonderful teachings exist.
As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit
If you want to obtain the secrets of such wonderful techniques, drill yourself, harden yourself, undergo severe training, abandoned body and mind; follow this course for years and you will naturally reach the profoundest levels. To know if water is hot or cold you must taste it yourself.
The world is wide, full of happenings. Keep this in mind and never believe 'I'm the onlyone who knows. '
Thirst for victory leads to defeat; not tiring of defeat leads to victory.
Zen is like soap. First you wash with it, and then you wash off the soap.
The awareness of the quality of space in out photos is akin to our awareness of the very air in our photos, the atmosphere that pervades every square inch of our image and yet is often invisible to the photographer.
In Hawaii, we go to this wonderful place, all families. My wife and I go directly from breakfast to a beach chair where we read all day. My daughter goes from water to pool to running around with friends she meets, some of whom are regulars there.
I'm full of restlessness. Not lonely, exactly - my head is racing with ideas. But it is that old treacherous feeling that real life is happening somewhere else, and I'm left out.
I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability. I don't know why. I know I can play these roles, but they're certainly not the only roles I can play.