Bruce Lee Quotes: 71 Lessons for Success and Strength

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1. “Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.”

2. “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”

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

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”

4. “Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality, and duplicate it.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality, and duplicate it.”

5. “Choose the positive. You have a choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Choose the positive. You have a choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success.”

6. “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.”

7. “You know how I like to think of myself? As a human being.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “You know how I like to think of myself? As a human being.”

8. “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”

9. “Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.”

10. “Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.”

11. “A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”

12. “Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”

13. “There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you.”

14. “If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”

15. “Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.”

16. “The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness, only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness, only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest.”

17. “Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.”

18. “You just wait. I’m going to be the biggest Chinese star in the world.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “You just wait. I’m going to be the biggest Chinese star in the world.”

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

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

20. “The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a pattern of systems.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a pattern of systems.”

21. “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.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “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.”

22. “Realize the fact that you simply ‘live’ and not ‘live for.’

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Realize the fact that you simply ‘live’ and not ‘live for.’”

23. “A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.”

24. “I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”

25. “For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime.”

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

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.”

27. “Only the self-sufficient stand alone–most people follow the crowd and imitate.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Only the self-sufficient stand alone–most people follow the crowd and imitate.”

28. “Shut out all forms of distraction. Eliminate all opportunities for rivalry.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Shut out all forms of distraction. Eliminate all opportunities for rivalry.”

29. “When you say that something is impossible, you have made it impossible.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “When you say that something is impossible, you have made it impossible.”

30. “Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.”

31. “You can never invite the wind, but you must leave the window open.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “You can never invite the wind, but you must leave the window open.”

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

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”

33. “Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.”

34. “The moment is freedom. I couldn’t live by a rigid schedule. I try to live freely from moment to moment, letting things happen and adjusting to them.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “The moment is freedom. I couldn’t live by a rigid schedule. I try to live freely from moment to moment, letting things happen and adjusting to them.”

35. “All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.”

36. “To be humble to superiors is duty; to equals is courtesy; to inferiors is nobleness; and to all, safety!

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “To be humble to superiors is duty; to equals is courtesy; to inferiors is nobleness; and to all, safety!”

37. “Truth has no path. Truth is living and, therefore, changing.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Truth has no path. Truth is living and, therefore, changing.”

38. “Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.”

39. “The superior man lets himself be guided; he does not go ahead blindly, but learns from the situation what is demanded of him and then follows.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “The superior man lets himself be guided; he does not go ahead blindly, but learns from the situation what is demanded of him and then follows.”

40. “In order to realize our true self we must be willing to live without being dependent upon the opinion of others.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “In order to realize our true self we must be willing to live without being dependent upon the opinion of others.”

41. “A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard.”

42. “An intelligent mind is one which is constantly learning, never concluding — styles and patterns have come to conclusion, therefore they [have] ceased to be intelligent.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “An intelligent mind is one which is constantly learning, never concluding — styles and patterns have come to conclusion, therefore they [have] ceased to be intelligent.”

43. “Do not allow negative thoughts to enter your mind for they are the weeds that strangle confidence.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Do not allow negative thoughts to enter your mind for they are the weeds that strangle confidence.”

44. “Art is never decoration, embellishment; instead it is work of enlightenment. Art, in other words, is a technique for acquiring liberty.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Art is never decoration, embellishment; instead it is work of enlightenment. Art, in other words, is a technique for acquiring liberty.”

45. “Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.”

46. “The method for health promotion is based on water, as flowing water never grows stale. The idea is not to overdevelop or to overexert, but to normalize the function of the body.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “The method for health promotion is based on water, as flowing water never grows stale. The idea is not to overdevelop or to overexert, but to normalize the function of the body.”

47. “Take no thought of who is right or wrong, or who is better than. Be not for or against.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Take no thought of who is right or wrong, or who is better than. Be not for or against.”

48. “Most people can talk without listening. Very few can listen without talking.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Most people can talk without listening. Very few can listen without talking.”

49. “It is the life of perfection which seems to be incomplete, and of fullness which seems to be empty.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “It is the life of perfection which seems to be incomplete, and of fullness which seems to be empty.”

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

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.”

51. “Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.”

52. “Sorrow are our best educator. A man can see further through a tear than a telescope.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Sorrow are our best educator. A man can see further through a tear than a telescope.”

53. “Knowledge earns you power, character earns you respect.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Knowledge earns you power, character earns you respect.”

54. “To live is to express, and to express you have to create. Creation is never merely repetition. To live is to express oneself freely in creation.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “To live is to express, and to express you have to create. Creation is never merely repetition. To live is to express oneself freely in creation.”

55. “Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.”

56. “Everyone wants to learn how to win, but no one wants to learn how to accept defeat.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Everyone wants to learn how to win, but no one wants to learn how to accept defeat.”

57. “What you habitually think largely determines what you will ultimately become.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “What you habitually think largely determines what you will ultimately become.”

58. “To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.”

59. “Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.”

60. “Obey the principles without being bound by them.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Obey the principles without being bound by them.”

61. “A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”

62. “Art is communication of feelings.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Art is communication of feelings.”

63. “If you want to do your duty properly, you should do just a little more than that.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “If you want to do your duty properly, you should do just a little more than that.”

64. “Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.”

65. “If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done. Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done. Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.”

66. “The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.”

67. “A fat belly cannot believe that such a thing as hunger exists.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “A fat belly cannot believe that such a thing as hunger exists.”

68. “The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.”

69. “It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.”

70. “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.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “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.”

71. “What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better.

– Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Quote: “What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better.”
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