Bruce Lee

"The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing."

"To move forward, one must sometimes move backward to gather strength."

"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond our control."

"Greatness lies not in what you have, but in what you give."

"The natural man is more powerful than the cultivated man, for he acts from genuine feeling."

"To find yourself, you must first lose yourself in service to others."

"Fear is the only true enemy; conquer it and all else becomes possible."

"The deeper the understanding, the more subtle the execution."

"Money is a tool, not a master; use it wisely, never let it use you."

"Growth requires discomfort; comfort is the enemy of progress."

"The highest compliment is not praise, but imitation."

"To live is to choose; to choose without awareness is to be a slave."

"The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering."

"Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do."

"Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one."

"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus."

"Mistakes are the portals of discovery."

"When the opponent expands, I contract. When he contracts, I expand."

"Be like water, formless and adaptable to any container."

"The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action."

"Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there."

"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made of."

"Real living is living for others."

"Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system."

"The point of contact is treated as a nucleus from which the force should be developed."

"Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind."

"Perfect techniques with no heart are useless."

"Do not run away from the darkness. Shine your own light on it."

"The wheel will, of naturally, always follow the same paths, simply because it is a wheel."

"Focus on the present moment. The future is created by what you do today."