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Bruce Lee Quotes - Page 15

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Jeet Kune Do does not beat around the bush. It does not take winding detours. It follows a straight line to the objective. Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points.

Jeet Kune Do does not beat around the bush. It does not take winding detours. It follows a straight line to the objective. Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points.

Distance, Two, Simplicity

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

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

Children, Growth, Expansion

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

Take what's useful, discard what is not.

Inspirational, Life, Self Improvement

Belts are only good for holding up your pants

Pants, Belts

A quality martial artist is always ready for any move, and trains oneself invincible.

Moving, Artist, Quality

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way”, p.22, Tuttle Publishing

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

Training, Energy, Weight

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body”, p.51, Tuttle Publishing

Nothingness cannot be defined; the softest thing cannot be snapped.

Defined, Nothingness

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

Nowadays you don't go around on the street kicking people, punching people - because if you do (makes gun shape with hand), well that's it - I don't care how good you are.

Gun, Hands, People

"The Pierre Berton Show", 1971.

To reach me, you must move to me. Your attack offers me an opportunity to intercept you.

Moving, Opportunity, Offers

I think of myself as a human being.

Thoughtful, Thinking, Humans

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.28, Tuttle Publishing

There are too many stars and too few actors.

Stars, Actors

Bruce Lee, John R. Little (1997). “Words of the Dragon: Interviews, 1958-1973”, p.139, Tuttle Publishing

Reality is apparent when one ceases to compare.

Powerful, Reality, Mastery

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.212, Tuttle Publishing

A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract; and when he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, "I" do not hit, "it" hits all by itself.

Dream, Fighting, Artist

"Fictional character: Lee". "Enter the Dragon", 1973.

Let nature take its course and your tools will strike at the right moment.

Tools, Moments, Strikes

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: Artist of Life”, p.197, Tuttle Publishing

A kung fu man who was really good was not proud at all. Pride emphasizes the superiority of one's status. There has to be fear and insecurity in pride, because when you aim at being highly esteemed and achieve such status, you automatically start to worry about losing status.

Pride, Men, Worry

A powerful athlete is not a strong athlete, but one who can exert his strength quickly. Since power equals force times speed, if the athlete learns to make faster movements he increases his power, even though the contractile pulling strength of his muscles remains unchanged. Thus, a smaller man who can swing faster may hit as hard or as far as the heavier man who swings slowly.

Strong, Powerful, Athlete

I create opportunities.

Opportunity, Mma

Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed.

Needs, Tools, Succeed

"Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living". Book edited by John Little, p. 121, 2000.

After all, all knowledge simply means self-knowledge.

Mean, Self, Self Knowledge

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way”, p.389, Tuttle Publishing

All martial art is simply an honest expression of one's body — with a lot of deception in between.

Art, Expression, Deception

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

When there is freedom from mechanical conditioning, there is simplicity.

Simplicity, Conditioning

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

It is true that the mental aspect of kung-fu is the desired end; however, to achieve this end, technical skill must come first.

Learning, Skills, Growth

All knowledge, is ultimately, self knowledge.

Self, Self Knowledge

I have always been a martial artist by choice, an actor by profession, but above all, am actualising myself to be an artist of life.

Inspiring, Artist, Choices

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

In Buddhism, there is no place for using effort. Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water and when you're tired go and lie down. The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand.

Inspirational, Wise, Lying

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.161, Tuttle Publishing

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