Bruce Lee Quotes

“The more relaxed the muscles are, the more energy can flow through the body. Using muscular tensions to try to 'do' the punch or attempting to use brute force to knock someone over will only work to opposite effect.”

“It's the law of averages: put in more, come out with more.”

“Defense is attack, attack is defense, each being the cause and result of the other.”

“If your opponent is at a distance, kick him in the groin. If he gets close, poke him in the eyes, bring up your knee, pop him with an elbow, dig a corkscrew punch to his stomach.”

“Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life! Do not be concerned with escaping safely- lay your life before him!!”

“Do not run away; let go. Do not seek; for it will come when least expected.”

“A good fighter must sense rather than perceive his chance to strike.”

“I am happy because I am growing daily and I am honestly not knowing where the limit lies. To be certain, every day there can be a revelation or a new discovery. I treasure the memory of the past misfortunes. It has added more to my bank of fortitude.”

“Circumstances hell! I make circumstances!”

“The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too good for a Boxer, throws too good for a Karate man, and punches too good for a Judo man.”

“When you fight, if it is a real fight, use every tool that you have, use your whole body. Use your fists, your legs, your fingers, your head if you have to, and hit them in every vulnerable spot, the balls, the eyes etc. to win.”

“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.”

“Life is wide, limitless. There is no border, no frontier.”

“In combat, spontaneity rules; rote performance of technique perishes.”

“Independent inquiry is needed in your search for truth, not dependence on anyone else's view or a mere book.”

“Belts are only good for holding up your pants”

“When you're talking about fighting, as it is, with no rules, well then, baby you'd better train every part of your body!”

“I'm a philosophy major. That means I can think deep thoughts about being unemployed.”

“The athlete who is building muscles though weight training should be very sure to work adequately on speed and flexibility at the same time. In combat, without the prior attributes, a strong man will be like the bull with its colossal strength futilely pursuing the matador or like a low-geared truck chasing a rabbit.”

“To tell the truth, I could beat anybody in the world.”

“Remember my friend to enjoy your planning as well as your accomplishment, for life is too short for negative energy.”

“Through my own observations. I am convinced that an absolutely honest and direct inquiry into oneself will lead to understanding.”

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

“The more complicated and restricted the method, the less opportunity for expression of one's original sense of freedom.”

“No matter what, you must let your innerlight guide you out of the darkness.”