“The purpose of the referee is to present obstacles for players to overcome as they go about seeking their goals, not to constantly make trouble for them. This is a subtle distinction, and one that many beginners have trouble with.”

“The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game. ”

“You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.”

“a phenomenon that gave rise to my first critical insight into the subtle ruse of power: the prevailing law threatened one with trouble, all to keep one out of trouble. Hence, I concluded that trouble is inevitable and the task, how best to make it, what best way to be in it.”

“Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles.”

“Humor is the spiciest condiment in the feast of existence. Laugh at your mistakes but learn from them, joke over your troubles but gather strength from them, make a jest of your difficulties but overcome them.”