Bruce Lee: Trending quotes (page 7)

“Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.”

“Time means a lot to me because you see I am also a learner and am often lost in the joy of forever developing.”

“Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.”

“To spend time is to pass it in a specified manner. To waste time is to expend it thoughtlessly or carelessly. We all have time to spend or waste, and it is our decision what to do with it. But once passed, it is gone forever.”

“Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot”

“The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.”

“Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.”

“If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”

“As you think, so shall you become.”

“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.”

“For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime.”

“Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.”

“Not being tense but ready.
Not thinking but not dreaming.
Not being set but flexible.
Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement.
It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.”

“A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.”

“If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.”

“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.”

“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.”

“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.”

“Awareness has no frontier; it is giving of your whole being, without exclusion.”