“In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature.”
Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker
“My deepest human longing is/ Not to control the world and people/ But to control and realise myself!”
Freedom: Foster It! p. 18.
Freedom: Foster it! (2004)
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