"You've probably been responsible since you came out of the womb - you need a wild side."

- A construction worker to me

Someone in China imported my YouTube video onto a website. I feel flattered. The video has only been up for a couple of days. Too bad I can't understand anything on that site.

I don't mind that taxes are higher in the U.S. than in Hong Kong. There's an intangible value in being here. I can't really talk about it. But often it flips and becomes tangible.

I want to stay as close as possible to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you can see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.

- Kurt Vonnegut

Goodbye.

Inspiration gives no warnings

A man who has no skills can be taught. A man who has no honour, has nothing.

I bled on 2 people.

A close relative routinely says "New York" in 1 syllable. I can't decide if this is fascinating or annoying.

Even though the other person can't see you, use gestures when talking on the phone. It affects your tone in a good way.

A rising tide carries all ships.

It's not our birthright. We have to earn it each year.

- Coach K on Duke's 1st round loss in the NCAA tournament

Pai Mei: [punches through a block of wood from three inches away] Since your arm now belongs to me, I want it strong. Can you do that?
The Bride: I can, but not that close.
Pai Mei: Then you can't do it. What if your enemy is three inches in front of you, what do you do then? Curl into a ball? Or do you put your fist through him?

People are more interesting than their opinions.

After setting off in grand style, can you retreat to less without anguish?

We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents.

- Emerson

Life cannot be grasped, only lived.

When your legs feel like coiled springs it's hard to stay seated and more or less stationary. At times I feel like creating a whirlwind.

What do you do when someone keeps trying to hand you the keys to an empire?

A friend who hadn't seen me in about 7 years said that I'm now more elegant. So what does that mean I was before? Gangly?

I was at a police station recently (getting a report), when a man walked in and approached the main counter. He turned in a tazer, which he had found in a taxi that morning. He thought it was a cell phone or blackberry when he saw it, and when removing it from its case he burned his hand.

After he left a policeman accidentally shocked himself with it. The batteries were then removed. Even after that, another officer was shocked by it too. There was residual charge.

Why do they make things like this? I guess I'm a firm believer of the good ol' fist to the face.