“. . in Old Karate, you learned you Art through pain. You learned quickly that your techniques had to be fast or powerful or both. If you did not embrace pain and it's lessons adequately, you simply...”

“Better than money and fame, teaching martial arts to your children; giving them your time and confidence, is the best inheritance”

“A karate practitioner should possess two things : wicked hands, and Buddha's heart”

“Karate without heart is just A corpse”

“Never strike out of anger if at all possible, this will give your enemy the advantage and strengthen his resolve and psyche”

“The Hand (Kara-Te) is the cutting edge of the Mind”

“It is for your own good to love a dare-devil rather than a holy coward. A dare-devil is a unique devil, battling your fears, your pains, conquering your uncertainties, carrying you his arms, and fl...”

“Life is not a battle to win but a melody to sing.”

“Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.”

“Step outside for a while - calm your mind. It is better to hug a tree than to bang your head against a wall continually”

“There is no well being without inner peace.”

“There's a calm in my mind in the morning. A peacefulness that feels nice. A two mile walk and prayer, then watering the garden is relaxing. I don't know if we all feel this way, but throughout the ...”

“The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump you and the enemy might kill you, but the shared commitment to safeguard one anothers lives is unnegotiable and only deepens with time. The w...”

“Women shouldn't be in combat," said Vorkosigan, grimly glum. "Neither should men, in my opinion.”

“I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.”