Monk With No Name Quotes in Bulletproof Monk (2003)

Monk With No Name: Why do hot dogs come in packages of ten, but hot dog buns only come in packages of just eight?

Kar: What the hell is that?

Monk With No Name: It's not about anger - it's about peace. It's not about power - it's about grace. It's not about knowing your enemy - it's about knowing yourself.

Monk With No Name: Air is as real as you and me. You have to step on it as if it were a stone, swim through it as if it were the sea. All you have to do is truly believe.

Kar: Believe what, that the laws of gravity don't exist?

Monk With No Name: Somehow I sense he has potential.

Jade: Really? I sense he's mostly full of s***.

Monk With No Name: But rich manure can fertilize fields which will feed millions.

Monk With No Name: An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a quiet conversation over a bowl of Cocoa Puffs.

Monk With No Name: Water which is too pure has no fish.

[Monk puts some ointment on Kar's hand]

Kar: Hey, I like this. It's cool. It's comfy. It's fast acting. This stuff is great. What is it?

Monk With No Name: Homemade. From my own urine.

[Kar sniffs his hand]

Kar: That's disgusting!

Cabbie: [playing ethnic music with no words] Do you guys like this music?

Kar, Monk With No Name: ...Yea!

Cabbie: It's the bomb diggity.

[phone rings]

Cabbie: Excuse me I have to talk to my baby-mamma-to-be.

Monk With No Name: [of Kar] For some reason, I believe he has potential.

Kar: You can at least tell me why those guys were chasing you

Monk With No Name: All right.

[throws off coat]

Monk With No Name: Let me put it in a language you will understand.

Kar: [softly] ok

Monk With No Name: Why do hot dogs come in packages of ten while hot dog buns come in packages of just eight?

Kar: Wha! What the hell is that? You can't answer my question with another question, 'specially not one as stupid as that

Monk With No Name: When you attain the state of enlightenment that allows you to answer my question, I will answer yours