Bruce Lee

Martial Artist and Actor Hong Kong-American 1940 – 1973

Legendary martial artist who revolutionized action cinema.

381 quotes

"When facing a formidable opponent, focus on your own game, not theirs."
Success
"The truth of martial arts is about developing human potential."
Truth
"With great power comes great responsibility."
Power
"Stop holding yourself back. Release the true you."
Freedom
"The greatest victory is to overcome oneself."
"Your mind creates reality, so think with intention."
Wisdom
"Movement should be like a wave in the ocean."
Nature
"Build your own style from what you understand."
Creativity
"The spirit is formed by the experiences of the body."
Life
"Never say never. The word itself limits possibility."
Hope
"When facing fear, do not run. Face it and transcend it."
Courage
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being."
Health
"I do not believe in competitions between humans or in matching them like animals."
Philosophy
"Live for the moment, as if your life depended on it."
Life
"A quick temper is the only defect that cannot be forgiven."
Patience
"The greatest deception is the belief that you cannot change."
Change
"Action is the foundational key to all success."
Success
"Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
"You must be willing to die for what you believe in."
Faith
"Every adversity carries within it the seed of equivalent advantage."
Wisdom
"The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering."
"Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one."
Strength
"Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do."
"The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of that."
"Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, add what is essentially your own."
Creativity
"When you are learning about yourself, taking care of yourself doesn't mean being selfish."
"Do not fear failure. This is as important as cultivating hope."
Fear
"The more we value things, the less we value ourselves."
Philosophy
"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life."
Freedom
"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."
Wisdom