“Lions are born knowing they are predators. Antelopes understand they are the prey.Humans are one of the few creatures on Earth given the choice.”

“There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born...Thus, to know humanity,understand earth.To know earth,understand heaven.To know heaven,understand the Way.To know the Way,understand the great within yourself.”

“Most European nations identify themselves with eagles or lions, with some predator or creature of the air, ascendant and belligerent. I would like to visit the country which adopts the groundhog as its mascot, somewhere peaceful, some place that curls against the secrets of the earth, a little Belgium of the imagination, tables piled high with cakes, the Sunday bells ringing (not too loudly), the light falling on rolling hillocks studded with salad greens.”

“Given a choice, I'd take earth sounds over people sounds any day.”

“Misperceiving that there is one correct choice is a common mistake. Coming to understand that there are usually a few good choices--and then there's the one you pick, commit to, and make great--is the best way to make flexible, optimal, good decisions in life.”

“The one who is born of the earth, dreams of the sky. The one who is born of the sky, dreams of the earth.”