Bruce Lee Quotes

“To live is a constant process of relating, so come on out of that shell of isolation and conclusion, and relate DIRECTLY to what is being said. Bear in mind I seek neither your approval nor to influence you. So do not make up your mind as to “this is this” or “that is that.” I will be more than satisfied if you begin to learn to investigate everything yourself from now on.” ~ Bruce Lee

“In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all of your preconceived fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is so useful? Because it is empty.” ~ Bruce Lee

Be water, my friend.

“Choose the positive. You have a choice. You are the master of your attitude. Choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success.” ~ Bruce Lee

“In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature.” ~ Bruce Lee

“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Training for strength and flexibility is a must. You must use it to support your techniques. Techniques alone are no good if you don’t support them with strength and flexibility.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Forget about winning and losing, forget about pride and pain.” ~ Bruce Lee

“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

“When there is freedom from mechanical conditioning, there is simplicity. The classical man is just a bundle of routines, ideas and traditions. If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow – you are not understanding yourself.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Obey the principles without being bound by them.” ~ Bruce Lee

“If you want to learn to swim, jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you.” ~ Bruce Lee

“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.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Let an opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let an opponent smash into your flesh and you fracture his bone; let an opponent fracture your bone and you take his life! Do not be concerned with your escaping safely; lay your life before him!” ~ Bruce Lee

“When you feel pain, you know that you are still alive.” ~ Bruce Lee

“To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.” ~ Bruce Lee