Quotes from Bruce Lee

The intangible represents the real power of the universe. It is the seed of the tangible.

To become a champion requires a good mental attitude toward preparation. You have to accept the most tedious task with pleasure.

The measure of the moral worth of a man is his happiness. The better the man, the more happiness. Happiness is the synonym of well-being

The happiness that is derived from excitement is like a brilliant fire- soon it will go out.

We should devote ourselves to being self-sufficient and must not depend upon the external ratings by others for our happiness.

But to those who kept saying "It can't be done," Never are the victories Or the honors won. But, rather, By the believing, doing kind, While the doubters Watched from far behind.

Humility forms the basis of honor, just as the low ground forms the foundation of a high elevation.

Each moment that passes changes you...You can't even own yourself. How can you ever hope to own anyone or anything else.

I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves.

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

Art requires imagination. It requires Creativity. Creativity requires experience and experience comes from your life. And your life is expressed in your art.

Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.

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.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

If I tell you I'm good, probably you will say I'm boasting. But if I tell you I'm not good, you'll know I'm lying.

Its like a finger pointing away to the moon. Dont concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.

Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for a difficult on with the strength to endure it.

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

In Life There are No Limits, Only Plateaus.

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.

There are lots of guys around the world that are lazy. They have big fat guts. They talk about chi power and things they can do, but don't believe it.