Shunryu Suzuki

Real practice has no purpose or direction, so it can include everything that comes.

When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

The world is its own magic.

Preparing food is not just about yourself and others. It is about everything!

To accept some idea of truth without experiencing it is like a painting of a cake on paper which you can not eat.

Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. – Shunryu Suzuki

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

Your income rarely exceeds your personal development.

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.

If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Make today worth remembering.

Someday is not a day of the week.

My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty waterless cookware.

If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.

Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.

Don’t let mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small amount of Are makes a small amount of heat.

It’s important that you learn to be an entrepreneur or an investor…. Not a saver!

I did not breeze in there thinking: ‘I’m going to nail this.’ My heart rate was not low when I was doing the Golden Globes. I wanted to do well. It’s very bizarre to be in a room where everybody in your audience is famous. But also: it’s an awards show!

Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion