Bruce Lee

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Lee Jun-fan (November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973), or professionally also known as Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong-American actor, director, martial artist, martial arts instructor, and philosopher. He was one of the most influential martial artist of his time.

He is well known for his act in some martial arts films in the early 1970. Some of these films are The Big Boss (1971), Fist of Fury(1972), Way of the Dragon (1972), Enter the Dragon (1973) and The Game of Death (1978).

Lee was the founder of the hybrid martial arts Jeet Kune Do. He died in Hong Kong on July 20, 1973 at an early age of 32, but still Lee influence and inspire many martial artists.

Bruce Lee Quotes

What comes after victory? Why do people value victory so much? What is “Glory”?....
What comes after victory? Why do people value victory so much? What is “Glory”? What kind of victory is “Glorious”?
- Bruce Lee
The word superstar is an illusion
The word ‘superstar’ is an illusion.
- Bruce Lee
all knowledge simply means self-knowledge
After all, all knowledge simply means self-knowledge.
- Bruce Lee
Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light
Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.
- Bruce Lee
I’m going to be the biggest Chinese Star in the world
You just wait. I’m going to be the biggest Chinese Star in the world.
- Bruce Lee
If you think a thing is impossible, you’ll only make it impossible.
If you think a thing is impossible, you’ll only make it impossible.
- Bruce Lee
Be a practical dreamer backed by action.
Be a practical dreamer backed by action.
- Bruce Lee
Faith without work is death.
Faith without work is death.
- Bruce Lee
Defeat is a state of mind
Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.
- Bruce Lee
the usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness.
Empty yourself! Open up! After all, the usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness.
- Bruce Lee
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself...
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.
- Bruce Lee
No one can hurt you unless you allow him to.
No one can hurt you unless you allow him to.
- Bruce Lee
Not what to think but how to think.
Not “what” to think but “how” to think.
- Bruce Lee
A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.
A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.
- Bruce Lee
Be happy, but never satisfied.
Be happy, but never satisfied.
- Bruce Lee
It’s not what you give, it’s the way you give it.
It’s not what you give, it’s the way you give it.
- Bruce Lee
Obey the principles without being bound by them.
Obey the principles without being bound by them.
- Bruce Lee
If there is a God, he is within
If there is a God, he is within. You don’t ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme.
- Bruce Lee
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
- Bruce Lee
There is no weapon more deadly than the will.
There is no weapon more deadly than the will.
- Bruce Lee
Yesterday’s dreams are often tomorrow’s realities.
Yesterday’s dreams are often tomorrow’s realities.
- Bruce Lee
Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than
Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.
- Bruce Lee
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.
- Bruce Lee
Real living is living for others.
Real living is living for others.
- Bruce Lee
The possession of anything begins in the mind
The possession of anything begins in the mind.
- Bruce Lee
Be a calm beholder of what is happening around you
Be a calm beholder of what is happening around you.
- Bruce Lee
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.
- Bruce Lee
Never waste energy on worries or negative thoughts
Never waste energy on worries or negative thoughts, all problems are brought into existence– drop them.
- Bruce Lee
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
- Bruce Lee
As you think, so shall you become.
As you think, so shall you become.
- Bruce Lee
Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own.
Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own.
- Bruce Lee
Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.
Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.
- Bruce Lee
I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.
I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.
- Bruce Lee
A goal is not always meant to be reached
A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.
- Bruce Lee
Do not pray for an easy life...
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
- Bruce Lee
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.
- Bruce Lee
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
- Bruce Lee
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.
- Bruce Lee
The more we value things, the less we value ourselves
The more we value things, the less we value ourselves.
- Bruce Lee
I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10000 times
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
- Bruce Lee