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100 Powerful Quotes By Bruce Lee That Will Change Your Life

Famous As: The Most Influential Martial Artist of All Time
Born On: November 27, 1940
Died On: July 20, 1973
Born In: San Francisco, California, United States
Died At Age: 32

Lee Jun-Fan, known popularly by his screen name Bruce Lee, was an American born actor, martial art legend, movie director and producer, who grew up in Hong Kong but became famous worldwide after entering Hollywood. Lee started off his acting career as a martial art action hero in Hong Kong but when he realised that his unique talent had made his movies a big hit worldwide, he went to the United States and started producing movies there. He was one of the world’s biggest stars in the 1970s and became a symbol of Chinese nationalism due to the nature of his films. Some of his most famous films are Enter the Dragon, The Big Boss, The Game of Death, Way of the Dragon and Fist of Fury. All those films made him an actor who also became a cultural icon. On the other hand, kung fu as a martial art became hugely popular all over the world as people flocked to training schools in droves. Bruce Lee’s untimely death further made him a legendary figure and cemented his place in history. He was a hugely talented man and thinker, who became a star at a time when Asian actors were a rare commodity in Hollywood and here are some of the most famous quotes from the man himself.

I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.

I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.

Bruce Lee
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Bruce Lee
Be happy, but never satisfied.

Be happy, but never satisfied.

Bruce Lee
Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

Bruce Lee
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Bruce Lee
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

Bruce Lee
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.

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

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

Bruce Lee
Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

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

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

Bruce Lee
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

Bruce Lee
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

Bruce Lee
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

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

Bruce Lee
The doubters said,

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.

Bruce Lee
It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

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

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

Bruce Lee
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successfull personality and duplicate it.

Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successfull personality and duplicate it.

Bruce Lee
Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.

Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.

Bruce Lee
A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

Bruce Lee
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

Bruce Lee
Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

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

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

Bruce Lee
A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

Bruce Lee
If there is a God, he is within. You don't ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme.

If there is a God, he is within. You don't ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme.

Bruce Lee
As you think, so shall you become.

As you think, so shall you become.

Bruce Lee
If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

Bruce Lee
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

Bruce Lee
Now I see that I will never find the light
Unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel,
Consuming myself.

Now I see that I will never find the light Unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, Consuming myself.

Bruce Lee
Using no way as a way, having no limitation as limitation.

Using no way as a way, having no limitation as limitation.

Bruce Lee
Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot

Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot

Bruce Lee