The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.

Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.

It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult.

I hope to build a reputation as a science-fiction writer. That's the pitch. We'll see.

Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.

I don't build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build!