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
Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.
The aim of art is to project an inner vision into the world.
Self-Conquest is the greatest of victories. Mighty is he who conquers himself.
The second-hand artist blindly following his sensei or sifu accepts his pattern. As a result, his action is and , more importantly, his thinking become mechanical. His responses become automatic, according to set patterns, making him narrow and limited.
In order to realize our true self we must be willing to live without being dependent upon the opinion of others.
Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.
My style? You can call it the art of fighting without fighting.
The highest art is no art. The highest form is no form
In building a statue, a sculptor doesn't keep adding clay to his subject. Actually, he keeps chiseling away at the nonessentials until the truth of his creation is revealed without obstruction.
Optimism is a faith that leads to success.
To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself.
There’s only one basic principle of self-defense- you must apply the most effective weapon, as soon as possible, to the most vulnerable target.
Emptiness the starting point. — In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all your preconceived and fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is useful? Because it is empty.
To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself. Now, it is very difficult to do. It has always been very easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, and be flooded with a cocky feeling and feel pretty cool and all that. I can make all kinds of phoney things. Blinded by it. Or I can show some really fancy movement. But to experience oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly, now that is very hard to do.