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Bruce Lee
Age: 32 †
Born: 1940
Born: November 27
Died: 1973
Died: July 20
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Through my own observations. I am convinced that an absolutely honest and direct inquiry into oneself will lead to understanding.
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It is useless to try to stir the dirt Out of the muddy water, As it will become murkier. But leave it alone, And if it should be cleared It will become clear by itself.
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Don’t indulge in any unnecessary, sophisticated moves
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The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.
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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.
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Ideas are the beginning of all achievement.
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In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup.
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Not being tense but ready. Not thinking but not dreaming. Not being set but flexible. Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement. It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.
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Bring the mind into sharp focus and make it alert so that it can immediately intuit truth, which is everywhere. The mind must be emancipated from old habits, prejudices, restrictive thought processes and even ordinary thought itself.
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A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
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Maturation is the development from environmental support to self-support.
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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.
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Let nature take its course and your tools will strike at the right moment.
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Don't be forecasting evil unless it is what you can guard against. Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.
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A self-willed man has no other aim than his own growth.
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All martial art is simply an honest expression of one's body — with a lot of deception in between.
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Here I am as a human being...how can I express myself, totally and completely?
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The unfolding of the bare human soul...that is what interests me.
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