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
Do not be tense, just be ready, not thinking but not dreaming, not being set but being flexible.
'What is' is more important than 'what should be.' Too many people are looking at 'what is' from a position of thinking 'what should be'.
One will never get any more than he thinks he can get. YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. Look back and see your progress - damn the torpedo, full speed ahead!
When you point to the moon, what do you see in front of your finger; Your task is to feel, not to think, when you can understand that the lesson will be learned.
I think of myself as a human being.
Life is better lived than conceptualized. — This writing can be less demanding should I allow myself to indulge in the usual manipulating game of role creation. Fortunately for me, my self-knowledge has transcended that and I’ve come to understand that life is best to be lived — not to be conceptualized. If you have to think, you still do not understand.
The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.
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.
You know what I want to think of myself? As a human being. Because, I mean I don't want to be like As Confucius say, but under the sky, under the heavens there is but one family. It just so happens that people are different.
Give up thinking as though not giving it up. Observe techniques as though not observing.
If you think a thing is impossible,you'll only make it impossible.
Once I slow down because I think I have reached my peak, then my skills will go nowhere but down
A good martial artist does not become tend but ready, not thinking but jet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come.
Everybody has to think for himself. A right way for a big man may not be a right way for a small man. A right way for someone who is slow may not be a right way for someone who is quick. Each person must understand his weaknesses and his strengths.