"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle; you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot.…"

"A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."

"There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."

"What you habitually think largely determines what you will ultimately become."

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done."