"The relic from before birth Enters one's heart one day. Be as careful as if you were holding a full vessel, Be as gentle as if you were caressing an infant. The gate of earth should be shut tight, The portals of heaven should be first opened. Wash the yellow sprouts clean, And atop the mountain is thunder shaking the earth."

“Jesus is Lord, and everything else is bullshit.”

“... within every form of oppression lies the seeds of liberation.”

“I think the problems with being older come when your body cannot do what your mind wants. Then, Houston, we have a problem.”

Source : "The Animated Life of Antonio Banderas". Interview with Meg Grant, www.aarp.org. November, 2011.

“A man who is too afraid to admit his fears is a man who won’t overcome them.”

“But smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad.”

Source : Anne Bronte (2009). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.185, ReadHowYouWant.com

“I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.”

“Reality does get a bad rap. But I'm not concerned about it 'cause I know who I am. They can edit it, but you are in charge of what you do.”

“When I grew older and went my own way, MMA kind of stuck with me. I got to the point where I wanted to make something of it. I always thought fighting was fun, so I joined a gym and took it serious. I never actually thought I would be a real fighter, though. But I began to excel on the local circuit and I did well for myself.”