Once I'm on stage, the energy of the crowd wipes my nerves away.
A secret, like a chore, always seems to lead to another, one even more troublesome than the first.
Nothing fruitful ever comes when plants are forced to flower in the wrong season.
If mortals wait until the gods remake the world to their liking to be happy, they are already in hell.
In yielding we are like the water, by nature placid, conforming to the hollow of the smallest hand; in time, shaping even the mountains to its will. Thus we keep duty and honor. We cherish clan and civilization. We are Chinese.
to ask for anything of consequence from friends who cannot refuse is uncivilized.
you must not use wood to put out the fire.
A solitary ascetic is a symbol of the most cowardly egotism; a hermit who flees from his brothers instead of helping them to carry the burden of life, to work for others, and to put their shoulders to the wheel of social life, is a coward who hides himself when the battle is on, and goes to sleep drunk on an opiate.
Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will.
Ultimately, an aircraft owner does not want to have to deal with all the intricate details which are necessary for the business.
If you take my sayings and explode them in the air, they remain only sayings. But if you fit them together in their correct places, you will have the whole story.