"There are four sentences [taken from Eastern philosophy] in my life that I go by: 'To experience is to know. To know is to understand. To tolerate is to have peace',” he told The Times in 1985. “It took me 17 years and [training with] masters of the martial arts to make me understand what that means. But I understand it and that's how I can put up with all the stuff that goes on.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 17, 2019 23:51 UTC