The universe has a body and soul and evolves through cosmic time. As microcosms of stardust, we do the same.
No one's perfect. And we've all made our mistakes and you just have to live with them and try to not make them again.
Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion.
People study martial arts for many reasons, sometimes all the wrong reasons. For example, I have had potential students come to my dojo with a belligerent and cocky attitude. When I ask why they want to study my art, their response has indicated to me that their goal is to learn to fight, which is the antithesis of the philosophy I hope to instill: I want them to know how to defend themselves if necessary, but to avoid fighting whenever possible because they will have nothing to prove by fighting.
Where's Barack Obama when Christmas references are being erased from civic calendars? Is he crying out in defense of religious liberty and our First Amendment? Nope. He's as silent as a church mouse. And animosity toward religion continues to grow.
I have a lot of guns on my ranch. I don't use them for hunting. I'm not a hunter. It's for protection. The Second Amendment was designed for tyranny.
If I had said, "I don't stand a chance," one thing is clear: I wouldn't have.
I have experience seducing nephews.
In addition to relentlessly resourceful, you want a tough and a calm cofounder.
The Road to Santiago is the road of ordinary people.
I've worked with the greatest actors, and they're all gone. This is what's so desperate to me.