I wish neither to possess nor to be possessed. I no longer covet 'paradise'. More important, I no longer fear 'hell'. The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning but I did not take it. My ailment came from within myself, but I did not observe it, until this moment. Now I see that I will never find the light unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, consuming myself.

Bruce Lee

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A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply... by Bruce Lee

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

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Its not what happens that counts... by Bruce Lee

Its not what happens that counts...

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Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves. This difference between self-actualization and self-image actualization is very important. Most people live only for their image

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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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‎The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus... by Bruce Lee

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

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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!!

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Sorrows are our best educator. A man can see further through a te... by Bruce Lee

Sorrows are our best educator. A man can see further through a tear than a telescope.

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To tell the truth, I could beat anybody in the world. by Bruce Lee

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

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To become a champion requires a good mental attitude toward preparation. You have to accept the most tedious task with pleasure.

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You cannot force the Now. — But can you neither condemn nor justify and yet be extraordinarily alive as you walk on? You can never invite the wind, but you must leave the window open.

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Be a practical dreamer backed by action. by Bruce Lee

Be a practical dreamer backed by action.

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A good teacher can never be fixed in a routine... each moment requires a sensitive mind that is constantly changing and constantly adapting. A teacher must never impose this student to fit his favourite 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.

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Showing off is the fool's idea of glory. by Bruce Lee

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

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A powerful athlete is not a strong athlete, but one who can exert his strength quickly. Since power equals force times speed, if the athlete learns to make faster movements he increases his power, even though the contractile pulling strength of his muscles remains unchanged. Thus, a smaller man who can swing faster may hit as hard or as far as the heavier man who swings slowly.

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Take inventory of everyone with whom you have contact. by Bruce Lee

Take inventory of everyone with whom you have contact.

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Genius: The capacity to see and to express what is simple, simply... by Bruce Lee

Genius: The capacity to see and to express what is simple, simply!

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When you say that something is impossible, you have made it impos... by Bruce Lee

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

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With every adversity comes a blessing because a shock acts as a reminder to oneself that we must not get stale in routine.

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The essence of fighting is the art of moving at the right time. by Bruce Lee

The essence of fighting is the art of moving at the right time.

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Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged. by Bruce Lee

Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged.

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