“If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. I'll not willingly offend, nor be easily offended.”
―
Bruce Lee
“To understand techniques, you must learn that they contain a lot of condensed movement.”
―
Bruce Lee
“The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.”
―
Bruce Lee
“In Buddhism, there is no place for using effort. Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water and when you're tired go and lie down. The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Everything you do, if not in a relaxed state will be done at a lesser level than you are proficient. Thus the tensed expert marksman will aim at a level less than his/her student.”
―
Bruce Lee
“There is “what is” only when there is no comparing and to live with “what is” is to be peaceful.”
―
Bruce Lee
“if you want to be immortal live a life worth remembering”
―
Bruce Lee
“...good technique includes quick changes, great variety and speed. It may be a system of reversals much like a concept of God and the Devil. In the speed of events, which one is really in charge?...to put the heart of martial arts inyour own heart and have it be a part of you means total comprehension and the use of a free style. When you have that you will know that there are no limits.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Preparation for tomorrow is hard work today.”
―
Bruce Lee
“A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-conciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.”
―
Bruce Lee
“The more you know, the more you know you don't know. Stay curious.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.”
―
Bruce Lee
