100 Powerful Quotes By Bruce Lee That Will Change Your Life
Lee Jun-Fan, known popularly by his screen name Bruce Lee, was an American born actor, martial art legend, movie director and producer, who grew up in Hong Kong but became famous worldwide after entering Hollywood. Lee started off his acting career as a martial art action hero in Hong Kong but when he realised that his unique talent had made his movies a big hit worldwide, he went to the United States and started producing movies there. He was one of the world’s biggest stars in the 1970s and became a symbol of Chinese nationalism due to the nature of his films. Some of his most famous films are Enter the Dragon, The Big Boss, The Game of Death, Way of the Dragon and Fist of Fury. All those films made him an actor who also became a cultural icon. On the other hand, kung fu as a martial art became hugely popular all over the world as people flocked to training schools in droves. Bruce Lee’s untimely death further made him a legendary figure and cemented his place in history. He was a hugely talented man and thinker, who became a star at a time when Asian actors were a rare commodity in Hollywood and here are some of the most famous quotes from the man himself.
I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one
Be happy, but never satisfied.
Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.
Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.
The doubters said, "Man can not fly," The doers said, "Maybe, but we'll try," And finally soared In the morning glow While non-believers Watched from below.
It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.
If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successfull personality and duplicate it.
Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.
A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.
Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.
For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime.
A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.
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.
As you think, so shall you become.
If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
Now I see that I will never find the light Unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, Consuming myself.
Using no way as a way, having no limitation as limitation.
Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot
