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"To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is."
"Simplicity is the key to brilliance."
"Know the difference between a catastrophe and an inconvenience."
"People fear what they do not understand."
"Like the cobra, you remain coiled in a loose but compact position and your strike should be felt before it is seen."
"We have great work ahead of us, and it needs devotion and much, much energy. To grow, to discover, we need involvement, which is something I experience every day - sometimes good, sometimes frustrating. No matter what, you must let your inner light guide you out of the darkness."
"Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal."
"If you knew you had to fight for your life tomorrow, would you change your training today?"
"Showing off is the fool's idea of glory."
"In the middle of chaos lies opportunity."
"Are you going to let the obstacles in your life be stumbling blocks or stepping stones? Choose the positive. You are the master of your attitude."
"Loneliness is only an opportunity to cut adrift and find yourself. In solitude you are least alone."
"Don't ignore the five senses in search of a sixth."
"A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself."
"Emotion can be the enemy, if you give into your emotion, you lose yourself. You must be at one with your emotion, because the body always follows the mind."
"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 either spend or waste and it is our decision what to do with it. But once passed, it is gone forever."
"When one has no form, one can be all forms."
"We do not become. We simply are."
"Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life! Do not be concerned with escaping safely- lay your life before him!!"
"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."