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Bruce Lee Quotes - Page 12

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A kung fu man lives without being dependant on the opinions of others, and a master, unlike the beginner, holds himself in reserve. He is quiet and unassuming, with no desire to show off.

A kung fu man lives without being dependant on the opinions of others, and a master, unlike the beginner, holds himself in reserve. He is quiet and unassuming, with no desire to show off.

Men, Desire, Beginners

But to those who kept saying "It can't be done," Never are the victories Or the honors won. But, rather, By the believing, doing kind, While the doubters Watched from far behind.

Believe, Honor, Victory

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: Artist of Life”, p.255, Tuttle Publishing

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

Discovery, Revelations, Certain

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: Artist of Life”, p.238, Tuttle Publishing

To realize freedom the mind has to learn to look at life, which is a vast movement, without the bondage of time , for freedom lies beyond the field of consciousness care for watching, but don't stop and interpret "I am free," then you're living in a memory of something that has gone before.

Memories, Lying, Mind

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.9, Tuttle Publishing

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. I'll not willingly offend, nor be easily offended.

Trouble, Easily Offended, Offended

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way”, p.375, Tuttle Publishing

True observation begins when devoid of set patterns; freedom of expression occurs when one is beyond system.

Expression, Patterns, Freedom Of Expression

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: Artist of Life”, p.123, Tuttle Publishing

The most important thing to me is, how, in the process of learning how to use my body, can I come to understand myself ?

Important, Use, Body

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way”, p.63, Tuttle Publishing

I have come to understand that life is best to be lived and not to be conceptualized. I am happy because I am growing daily and I am honestly not knowing where the limit lies.

Lying, Positivity, Knowing

The aim of art is to project an inner vision into the world.

Art, Vision, World

Bruce Lee (1975). “Tao of Jeet Kune Do”, Black Belt Communications Incorporated

Meditation means to be free from all phenomena and calmness means to be internally unperturbed. There will be calmness when one is free from external objects and is not perturbed.

Life, Peace, Materialism

"Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way".

All goals apart from the means are illusions; becoming is a denial of being.

Mean, Goal, Denial

Bruce Lee (1975). “Tao of Jeet Kune Do”, Black Belt Communications Incorporated

Using no way as a way, having no limitation as limitation.

Way, Limitation

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body”, p.24, Tuttle Publishing

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!

Thinking, Mma, Progress

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon: An Anthology of Bruce Lee's Correspondence with Family, Friends, and Fans 1958-1973”, Tuttle Publishing

If you think a thing is impossible,you'll only make it impossible.

Philosophical, Thinking, Martial Arts

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

Want, Littles, Should

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.117, Tuttle Publishing

A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard.

Inspirational, Fighting, Punching

One should be in harmony with, not in opposition to, the strength and force of the opposition. This means that one should do nothing that is not natural or spontaneous; the important thing is not to strain in any way.

Mean, Power, Important

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art”, p.119, Tuttle Publishing

The future looks extremely bright indeed, with lots of possibilities ahead -- big possibilities. Like the song says, We've just begun.

Song, Looks, Possibility

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon: An Anthology of Bruce Lee's Correspondence with Family, Friends, and Fans 1958-1973”, p.152, Tuttle Publishing

To be bound by traditional martial art style or styles is the way of the mindless, enslaved martial artist. But to be inspired by the traditional martial art and to achieve further heights is the way of genius.

Art, Style, Genius

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way”, p.61, Tuttle Publishing

What can you take from me which is not already yours?

"The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee" by John Little, (p. 77), 1996.

Now I see that I will never find the light Unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, Consuming myself.

Light, Fuel, Consuming

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.179, Tuttle Publishing

You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup.

Water, Cups

To tolerate is to insult.

Tolerance, Insult, Tolerate

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way”, p.375, Tuttle Publishing

Each moment that passes changes you...You can't even own yourself. How can you ever hope to own anyone or anything else.

Humility, Moments, Flexibility

Zen is not “attained” by mirror-wiping mediation, but by “self-forgetfulness in the existential 'present' of life here and now.” We do not “come”, we “are.” Don't strive to become, but be.

Mirrors, Self, Existential

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