“There is not any kind of meaning in the lyrics, in fact it was an attempt at completely deconstructing reality.”

Source: The Fabric of Reality (1997), Ch.3

The Details interview with Jay Ruzesky (Winter 2008)

Public Talks, "3rd State of the Onion"

Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974), Ch. 29

Source: Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation (1999), p. 50

Mathematical Methods in Science (1977), p.164

Budokwai Bulletin (1947)
Context: I have been asked by people of various sections as to the wisdom and possibility of Judo being introduced with other games and sports at the Olympic Games. My view on the matter, at present, is rather passive. If it be the desire of other member countries, I have no objection. But I do not feel inclined to take any initiative. For one thing, Judo in reality is not a mere sport or game. I regard it as a principle of life, art and science. In fact, it is a means for personal cultural attainment. Only one of the forms of Judo training, so-called randori or free practice can be classed as a form of sport. Certainly, to some extent, the same may be said of boxing and fencing, but today they are practiced and conducted as sports. Then the Olympic Games are so strongly flavored with nationalism that it is possible to be influenced by it and to develop "Contest Judo", a retrograde form as ju-jitsu was before the Kodokan was founded.

Foreign policy
Source: Interview with Human Rights Watch, Paris (10 November 1978)