"When practicing Aikido kata, the most important thing is not the achievement of small, immediate goals like making the technique effective against your partner or throwing them strongly; rather, it is about learning how to use your body, the relation between you and your partner, and your inner state. Namely, it is about learning everything you can about the way your heart, technique, and physique should be...."

"As soon as you concern yourself with the "good" and "bad" of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you."

"Practice the Art of Peace sincerely, and evil thoughts and deeds will naturally disappear. The only desire that should remain is the thirst for more and more training in the Way."