Bruce Lee Quotes & Sayings

“The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.”

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

“Remember, no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged.”

“Martial arts, like any art, is an unrestricted athletic expression of an individual soul.”

“Don't indulge in unnecessary, sophisticated moves.”

“If you always put limits 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.”

“To reach me, you must move to me. Your attack offers me an opportunity to intercept you.”

“Endurance is lost rapidly if one ceases to work at its maximum.”

“To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way; martial arts is nothing special. The closer you get to the true way, the less wasted expression there is.”

“To realize freedom, the mind must learn to look at life - a vast movement - without the bondage of time. Freedom lies beyond the field of consciousness. Watch, but don’t stop and say 'I am free,' because then you’re living in a memory of what has already passed.”

“If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.”

“Learn it all, then forget it all.”

“Don't ignore the five senses in search of a sixth.”

“Since life is an ever-evolving process, flow with it and discover how to actualize and expand yourself.”

“Life is never stagnation. It is constant movement, unrhythmic movement, as well as constant change. Things live by moving and gain strength as they go.”

“The three most difficult things in life are to keep a secret, to forget an injury, and to make good use of leisure.”

“I've come to understand that life is best lived, not conceptualized.”

“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.”

“The usefulness of the cup is its emptiness.”

“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water.”

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

“Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better.”

“All knowledge is ultimately self-knowledge.”

“The reward is found in the work.”