Quotes and Sayings

About Author : Bruce Lee was an American-born martial artist, philosopher, instructor, martial arts actor and the founder of the Jeet Kune Do combat philosophy, widely regarded as the most influential martial artist of the twentieth century and a cultural icon. He was the father of actor Brandon Lee and of actress Shannon Lee. Lee became an iconic figure particularly to the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese national pride and Chinese nationalism in his movies. He primarily practiced Chinese martial arts (Kung Fu).

Bruce Lee Quotes and Quotations
Empty your mind be formless shapeless like water. Now you put water into a cup it becomes the cup You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash Be water my friend.
When the opponent expand I contract When he contracts I expand And when there is an opportunity I do not hit it hits all by itself.

As long as we separate this ‘oneness’ into two we won’t achieve realization.

To understand this fully one must transcend from the duality of ‘for’ and ‘against’ into one organic unity which is without distinctions.

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.

If you love life don’t waste time for time is what life is made up of.

Knowing is not enough we must apply. Willing is not enough we must do.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

True refinement seeks simplicity.

Ideas are the beginning of all achievement.

If you want to do your duty properly you should do just a little more than that.

A goal is not always meant to be reached it often serves simply as something to aim at.

One great cause of failure is lack of concentration.

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.