Bruce Lee citations

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“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

“As you think, so shall you become.”

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

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

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

“Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot”

“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.”

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

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

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

“Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.”

“The More we value things, the less we value ourselves”

“The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a pattern of systems.”

“Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.”

“Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.”

“‎The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

“All types of knowledge, ultimately mean self knowledge.”

“Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.”

“Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.”

“The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness; only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest.”

“Boards don't hit back.”

“Real living is living for others.”

“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.”