Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Lee Jun-fan, known professionally as Bruce Lee, was a Hong Kong American martial artist, actor, philosopher, filmmaker, and founder of the martial art Jeet Kune Do. Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen. He is widely considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time, and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth27 November 1940
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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.
Learning is never cumulative, it is a movement of knowing which has no beginning and no end.
All types of knowledge ultimately lead to self-knowledge. So, therefore, these people are asking me to teach them, not so much how to defend themselves or how to do somebody in. Rather, they want to learn to express themselves through some movement, be it anger, be it determination or whatever. So, in other words, they're paying me to show them, in combative form, the art of expressing the human body.
Persistence, persistence, and persistence. The Power can be created and maintained through daily practice - continuous effort.
Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
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.
We are told that talent creates opportunity, yet it is desire that creates talent.
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.
What comes after victory? Why do people value victory so much? What is 'glory'? What kind of victory is 'glorious'?
Dedication, absolute dedication, is what keeps one ahead. A sort of indomitable obsessive dedication and the realization that there is no end or limit to this because life is simply an ever-growing process, an ever-renewing process.
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.
My strength comes from my abdomen. It's the center of gravity and the source of real power.
Prosperity is apt to prevent us from examining our conduct; but adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is beneficial to us.
Let nature take its course and your tools will strike at the right moment.