Bruce Lee Quotes

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It is useless to try to stir the dirt Out of the muddy water, As it will become murkier. But leave it alone, And if it should be cleared; It will become clear by itself.

Bruce Lee
A good teacher can never be fixed in a routine... each moment requires a sensitive mind that is constantly changing and constantly adapting. A teacher must never impose this student to fit his favourite pattern; a good teacher functions as a pointer, exposing his student's vulnerability (and) causing him to explore both internally and finally integrating himself with his being. Martial art should not be passed out indiscriminately.

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When one is not expressing himself, he is not free. thus, he begins to struggle and the struggle breeds methodical routine. Soon, he is doing his methodical routine as response rather than responding to what is.

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Without frustration you will not discover that you might be able to do something on your own. We grow through conflict.

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One must be truthful and honest in his approach; a constant independent inquiry and not blindly following a certain blue print laid down by others

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If there is always light, you don't experience light anymore. You have to have the rhythm of light and darkness.

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Here I am as a human being...how can I express myself, totally and completely?

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Since weight training involves repetitions, a great deal of energy must be exerted. Therefore, weight training should be practiced only every other day.

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One will never get any more than he thinks he can get. YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. Look back and see your progress - damn the torpedo, full speed ahead!

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Everybody has to think for himself. A right way for a big man may not be a right way for a small man. A right way for someone who is slow may not be a right way for someone who is quick. Each person must understand his weaknesses and his strengths.

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The unfolding of the bare human soul...that is what interests me.

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Recognizing that the power of will is the supreme court over all other departments of my mind, I will exercise daily when I need the urge to act for any purpose; and I will form habits designed to bring the power of my will into action at least once daily.

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What comes after victory? Why do people value victory so much? What is 'glory'? What kind of victory is 'glorious'?

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The point is the doing of them rather than the accomplishments. There is no actor but the action; there is no experiencer but the experience.

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The poorer we are
inwardly,
the more we try to
enrich ourselves
outwardly.

Bruce Lee
To be certain, every day there can be a revelation or a new discovery.

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To live is a constant process of relating, so come on out of that shell of isolation and conclusion, and relate DIRECTLY to what is being said. Bear in mind I seek neither your approval nor to influence you. So do not make up your mind as to "this is this" or "that is that." I will be more than satisfied if you begin to learn to investigate everything yourself from now on.

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Remember my friend to enjoy your planning as well as your accomplishment, for life is too short for negative energy.

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With every adversity comes a blessing because a shock acts as a reminder to oneself that we must not get stale in routine.

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I don't know what is the meaning of death, but I am not afraid to die - and I go on, non-stop, going forward [with life]. Even though I, Bruce Lee, may die some day without fulfilling all of my ambitions, I will have no regrets. I did what I wanted to do and what I've done, I've done with sincerity and to the best of my ability. You can't expect much more from life.

Bruce Lee
Have no rigid system in you, and you'll be flexible to change with the ever changing.

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Since life is an ever evolving process, one should flow in this process and discover how to actualize and expand oneself.

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Defense is attack, attack is defense, each being the cause and result of the other.

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Learning is never cumulative, it is a movement of knowing which has no beginning and no end.

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Put 'going the extra mile' to work as part of one's daily habit

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Satori - in the awakening from a dream. Awakening and self-realization and seeing into one's own being - these are synonymous.

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Stop wasting time in playing a role or a concept. Instead, learn to ACTUALIZE YOURSELF, your potential.

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Genius: The capacity to see and to express what is simple, simply!

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Do not have an attitude, open yourself and focus yourself and express yourself. Reject external form that fails to express internal reality.

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Any technique, however worthy and desirable, becomes a disease when the mind is obsessed with it.

Bruce Lee