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
The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.
I'm a philosophy major. That means I can think deep thoughts about being unemployed.
You have to create your own luck. You have to be aware of the opportunities around you and take advantage of them.
To live is to express, and to express you have to create. Creation is never merely repetition. To live is to express oneself freely in creation.
Independent inquiry is needed in your search for truth, not dependence on anyone else's view or a mere book.
When you fight, if it is a real fight, use every tool that you have, use your whole body. Use your fists, your legs, your fingers, your head if you have to, and hit them in every vulnerable spot, the balls, the eyes etc. to win.
Seek freedom from the conformity of styles
I wish neither to possess nor to be possessed. I no longer covet 'paradise'. More important, I no longer fear 'hell'. The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning but I did not take it. My ailment came from within myself, but I did not observe it, until this moment. Now I see that I will never find the light unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, consuming myself.
A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing.
As you think, you shall become
I am not teaching you anything. I just help you to explore yourself.
The word "superstar" is an ilusion
You cannot force the Now. — But can you neither condemn nor justify and yet be extraordinarily alive as you walk on? You can never invite the wind, but you must leave the window open.
Cease negative mental chattering. If you think a thing is impossible, you'll make it impossible. Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed.