Bruce Lee Quotes & Sayings

“Let nature take its course and your tools will strike at the right moment.”

“The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.”

“When you say something is impossible, you make it impossible.”

“The more aware you become, the more you shed from day to day what you have learned so that your mind is always fresh and uncontaminated by previous conditioning.”

“Genius is the capacity to see and express what is simple, simply.”

“There are too many stars and too few actors.”

“Willing is not enough; one must apply.”

“Preparation for tomorrow is hard work today.”

“You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession.”

“Probably the most badass guy who ever lived on this planet!”

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

“Linda and I aren't one and one. We are two halves that make a whole — two halves fitted together are more efficient than either half would ever be alone!”

“Training is one of the most neglected phases of athletics. Too much time is given to the development of skill and too little to the development of the individual for participation.”

“Circumstances? I make circumstances!”

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

“Dedication — absolute dedication — is what keeps one ahead.”

“There's so much myth and baloney. Like an 80-year-old man able to manhandle a 300-pounder with his little finger. Ridiculous. Or this matter of breaking bricks and boards with the edge of your hand. Now I ask you, did you ever see a brick or a board pick a fight with anybody?”

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

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

“The point is the doing of them rather than the accomplishments. There is no actor but the action; there is no experiencer but the experience.”

“Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, your work will become natural, skillful, swift, and steady.”

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.”

“Success means doing something sincerely and wholeheartedly.”

“Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed.”