“The doubters said,
"Man can not fly,"
The doers said,
"Maybe, but we'll try,"
And finally soared
In the morning glow
While non-believers
Watched from below.”
―
Bruce Lee
“To see a thing uncolored by one’s own personal preferences and desires is to see it in its own pristine simplicity.”
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Bruce Lee
“Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind
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Bruce Lee
“Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, our work will become natural, skillfull, swift, and steady.”
―
Bruce Lee
“The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.”
―
Bruce Lee
“A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself.”
―
Bruce Lee
“You will never get any more out of life than you expect.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. I'll not willingly offend, nor be easily offended.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.”
―
Bruce Lee
“You just wait. I'm going to be the biggest Chinese Star in the world.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Reject external form that fails to express internal reality.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Obey the principles without being bound by them.”
―
Bruce Lee
