Bruce Lee

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or in defeat.

Bruce Lee

The happiness that is derived from excitement is like a brilliant fire – soon it will go out.

Bruce Lee

The height of cultivation runs to simplicity. Half-way cultivation runs to ornamentation.

Bruce Lee

The highest technique is to have no technique. My technique is a result of your technique; my movement is a result of your movement.

Bruce Lee

The important thing for you is to be alert, to question, to find out, so that your own initiative may be awakened.

Bruce Lee

The inner-self is the true self. In order to realize our true self we must be willing to live without being dependent upon the opinion of others.

Bruce Lee

The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.

Bruce Lee

The man who is really serious, with the urge to find out what truth is, has no style at all. He lives only in what is.

Bruce Lee

The martial arts are based upon understanding, hard work and a total comprehension of skills. Power training and the use of force are easy, but total comprehension of all of the skills of the martial arts is very difficult to achieve.

Bruce Lee

The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups.

Bruce Lee