“Don't ask permission. If it does not work, you can apologize later.”

“If someone comes to you with a gift, and you do not accept it, who does the gift belong to? - asked the Samurai.”

“The Gods throw the dice,and they don't ask whether we want to be in the game or not.They don't care if when you go,you leave behind a lover,a home, a career or a dream.The Gods don't care whether you have it all,whether your every desire can be met through hardwork and persistence.The Gods don't want to know about your plans and hopes.Somewhere they're throwing the dice and you get chosen.From then on,winning and losing is only a question of luck.”

“If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.”

“Today don't beg, don't ask, just thank God in silence for all the blessings in your life.”

“The gods throw the dice and they don't ask whether we want to be in the game or not.”

“You shouldn't have asked," I said. "Love doesn't ask many questions, because if we stop to think we become fearful. It's an inexplicable fear; it's difficult even to describe it. Maybe it's the fear of being scorned, of not being accepted, or of breaking the spell. It's ridiculous, but that's the way it is. That's why you don't ask-you act. As you've said many times, you have to take risks.”