Bruce Lee Quotes

Going according to the tunes of general belief, Bruce Lee was a man only known for his punches and kicks. Even so, there is more to this man than meets the naked eye. While Bruce Lee was known for his punches and kicks, he also was known for his ‘punch lines’. Bruce Lee sure did deliver some great lines on-screen, but the wisdom of the man was only made perceptible via the observations he made about life in general. If you actually do go through the pearls of wisdom that Bruce Lee dropped when interviewed or while making speeches, it will surprise you to know that he sure was an intellectual. At the end of it all, when the curtains are drawn and the flames extinguished, it would be safe to say, that the man and the legend was just as much as brain as he was brawn. Read on to discover for yourself a dosage of famous Bruce Lee quotes.

Top Bruce Lee Quotes

A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at.
I believe in having a few pupils at one time as it requires a constant alert observation of each individual in order to establish a direct relationship. A good teacher can never be fixed in a routine... each moment requires a sensitive mind that is constantly changing and constantly adapting. – Bruce Lee, on adapting to each student.
As you think, so shall you become.
Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
Be happy, but never satisfied.
Styles tend to not only separate men - because they have their own doctrines and then the doctrine became the gospel truth that you cannot change. But if you do not have a style, if you just say: Well, here I am as a human being, how can I express myself totally and completely? Now, that way you won't create a style, because style is crystallization. That way, it's a process of continuing growth.
It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.
A teacher must never impose this student to fit his favorite pattern; a good teacher functions as a pointer, exposing his student's vulnerability (and) causing him to explore both internally and finally integrating himself with his being. Martial art should not be passed out indiscriminately.
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
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.
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
"The doubters said, “Man cannot fly," The doers said, "Maybe, but we'll try, “And finally soared, In the morning glow, While non-believers, Watched from below."
Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.
The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.
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.

Words of wisdom, don’t you think? Well, that’s simply Bruce Lee for you.

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