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Bruce Lee

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Bruce Lee was a martial artist, philosopher, and cultural icon whose influence extends far beyond film and combat. His words emphasize self-mastery, adaptability, and the harmony of mind and body. The following quotes capture Bruce Lee’s powerful insights on discipline, personal growth, and the art of living with purpose.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.
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Topic: Inspirational
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.
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Topic: Inspirational
Be happy, but never satisfied.
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Topic: Life
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
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Topic: Other
If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
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Topic: Inspirational
The More we value things, the less we value ourselves
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Topic: Inspirational
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. Be water, my friend.
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Topic: Philosophical
Bring the mind into sharp focus and make it alert so that it can immediately intuit truth, which is everywhere. The mind must be emancipated from old habits, prejudices, restrictive thought processes and even ordinary thought itself.
From Tao of Jeet Kune Do
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Topic: Philosophical
Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.
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Topic: Inspirational
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
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Topic: Other
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.
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Topic: Other
Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-conciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.
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Topic: Sports
Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
From Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
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Topic: Motivational
Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.

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.
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Topic: Philosophical
The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.
From Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way
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Topic: Motivational
You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.
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Topic: Life
Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.
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Topic: Inspirational
It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational
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.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational
Be happy, but never satisfied.
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Topic: Life
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
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Topic: Other
If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
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Topic: Inspirational
The More we value things, the less we value ourselves
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Topic: Inspirational
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. Be water, my friend.
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Topic: Philosophical
Bring the mind into sharp focus and make it alert so that it can immediately intuit truth, which is everywhere. The mind must be emancipated from old habits, prejudices, restrictive thought processes and even ordinary thought itself.
From Tao of Jeet Kune Do
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Topic: Philosophical
Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.
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Topic: Inspirational
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
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Topic: Other
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.
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Topic: Other
Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-conciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.
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Topic: Sports
Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
From Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
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Topic: Motivational
Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.

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.
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Topic: Philosophical
The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.
From Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way
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Topic: Motivational
You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.
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Topic: Life
Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.
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Topic: Inspirational
It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational
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.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational
Be happy, but never satisfied.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Life
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Other
If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational
The More we value things, the less we value ourselves
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Topic: Inspirational
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. Be water, my friend.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Philosophical
Bring the mind into sharp focus and make it alert so that it can immediately intuit truth, which is everywhere. The mind must be emancipated from old habits, prejudices, restrictive thought processes and even ordinary thought itself.
From Tao of Jeet Kune Do
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Topic: Philosophical
Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
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Topic: Other
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.
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Topic: Other
Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-conciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.
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Topic: Sports
Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
From Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
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Topic: Motivational
Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.

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.
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Topic: Philosophical
The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.
From Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way
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Topic: Motivational
You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Life
Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational