Bruce Lee

Martial Artist, Actor, Director

Bruce Lee was a martial artist and philosopher known for his revolutionary impact on martial arts and his advocacy for personal expression.

Born
November 27, 1940
Died
July 20, 1973
Quotes
496
Rank
#31

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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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"The word "superstar" is an ilusion"

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"Things live by moving and gain strength as they go."

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"Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there."

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"There is "what is" only when there is no comparing and to live with "what is" is to be peaceful."

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"Understanding comes about through feeling, from moment to moment in the mirror of relationship."

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"If one loves, one need not have an ideology of love."

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"As long as I can remember I feel I have had this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith, greater than ambition, greater than confidence, greater than determination, greater than vision. It is all these combined. My brain becomes magnetized with this dominating force which I hold in my hand."

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

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"There is a powerful craving in most of us to see ourselves as instruments in the hands of others and thus free ourselves from the responsibility for acts which are prompted by our own questionable inclinations and impulses. Both the strong and the weak grasp at this alibi. The latter hide their malevolence under the virtue of obedience: they acted dishonorably because they had to obey orders. The strong, too, claim absolution by proclaiming themselves the chosen instrument of a higher power -- God, history, fate, nation, or humanity."

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"The timeless moment. - The "moment" has no yesterday or tomorrow. It is not the result of thought and therefore has no time."

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"A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready."

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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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"There are too many stars and too few actors."

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"Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth."

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"The perfect way is only difficult for those who pick and choose. Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear. Make a hairbreadth difference and heaven and earth are set apart; if you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. The struggle between 'for' and 'against' is the mind's worst disease."

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"Art is the way to the absolute and to the essence of human life."

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"Training is one of the most neglected phases of athletics. Too much time is given to the development of skill and too little to the development of the individual for participation."

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