Bruce Lee

"Concentration is the gateway to all psychic development."

"Your struggle will refine you; adversity will define you."

"To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself."

"The pain you feel is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding."

"I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine."

"Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself."

"Talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity compared with the single element of wanting to become."

"The great master transcends the form and becomes the art itself."

"In combat, winning and losing are only fractions of a second apart."

"Overcome any bitterness that may have come because you were not up to the magnitude of its challenge."

"The teaching is simple; you must practice with intention and awareness."

"Truth cannot be corrupted or destroyed."

"To defeat your opponent, you must first understand him."

"Life itself becomes your teacher if you are willing to pay attention."

"The ultimate aim of the martial artist is not to have to fight."

"You create reality by how you perceive your world."

"Growth and comfort do not coexist."

"What you dwell upon in your mind tends to manifest in your life."

"The principle of combat flows from pure inspiration."

"Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement."

"A teacher's purpose is not to create followers but to create leaders."