“The most important part of jiu jitsu is the middle of the way. It’s the path between one position and another – the transition – that makes the difference between a mediocre fighter and an unbelievable fighter.”
"Jiu jitsu I believe is the most efficient way of fighting in any situation, in a streetfight, in a ring, inside an elevator, anywhere."
- Renzo Gracie
Belief
"Fighting is the best thing a man can have in his soul."
- Renzo Gracie
Belief
"I realise now that my jiu-jitsu is much simpler than when I was a purple belt."
- Renzo Gracie
Personal Growth
"If you’re an eternal whitebelt you only get better. The moment you believe you’re a master, your downfall is near."
- Renzo Gracie
Personal Growth
"If you’re an eternal whitebelt you only get better. The moment you believe you’re a master, your downfall is near. It’s like you’re closing yourself from new knowledge. In my head, I’m a constant, for-life white belt."
- Renzo Gracie
Personal Growth
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy