“Don't fear failure...in great attempts it is glorious even to fail.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Jeet Kune Do, you see, has no definite lines or boundaries — only those you make yourself.”
―
Bruce Lee
“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never.”
―
Bruce Lee
“Living exists when life lives through us … life is a living now!”
―
Bruce Lee
“Put 'going the extra mile' to work as part of one's daily habit.”
―
Bruce Lee
“The primary reality is not what I think, but that I live, for those also live who do not think. Although this living may not be a real living. God! What contradictions when we seek to join in wedlock life and reason!”
―
Bruce Lee
“The word "superstar" is an ilusion”
―
Bruce Lee
“Having totality means being capable of following "what is," because "what is" is constantly moving and constantly changing. If one is anchored to a particular view, one will not be able to follow the swift movement of "what is.”
―
Bruce Lee
“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
“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
“Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind
―
Bruce Lee
“A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.”
―
Bruce Lee
“It is not a shame to be knocked down by other people. The important thing is to ask when you're being knocked down, 'Why am I being knocked down?' If a person can reflect in this way, then there is hope for this person.”
―
Bruce Lee
“The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.”
―
Bruce Lee
“The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.”
―
Bruce Lee