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'What is' is more important than 'what should be.' Too many people are looking at 'what is' from a position of thinking 'what should be'.

Bruce Lee

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Bruce Lee
Age: 32 †
Born: 1940
Born: November 27
Died: 1973
Died: July 20
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Martial Artist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Performer
Television Actor
Tung Wah Dispensary
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Take what's useful, discard what is not.
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But to those who kept saying It can't be done, Never are the victories Or the honors won. But, rather, By the believing, doing kind, While the doubters Watched from far behind.
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There are no limits. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.
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When you point to the moon, what do you see in front of your finger Your task is to feel, not to think, when you can understand that the lesson will be learned.
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To live is to express oneself freely
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I treasure the memory of the past misfortunes. It has added more to my bank of fortitude.
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Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.
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Learning is definitely not mere imitation, nor is it the ability to accumulate and regurgitate fixed knowledge. Learning is a constant process of discovery - a process without end.
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A self-willed man obeys a different law, the one law I, too, hold absolutely sacred the human law in himself, his own individual will.
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Everybody has to think for himself. A right way for a big man may not be a right way for a small man. A right way for someone who is slow may not be a right way for someone who is quick. Each person must understand his weaknesses and his strengths.
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Zen is not “attained” by mirror-wiping mediation, but by “self-forgetfulness in the existential 'present' of life here and now.” We do not “come”, we “are.” Don't strive to become, but be.
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If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you.
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Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves. This difference between self-actualization and self-image actualization is very important. Most people live only for their image
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Are you going to let the obstacles in your life be stumbling blocks or stepping stones? Choose the positive. You are the master of your attitude.
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Seek freedom from the conformity of styles
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Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.
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A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract and when he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, I do not hit, it hits all by itself.
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You will never learn anything new unless you are ready to accept yourself with your limitations. You must accept the fact that you are capable in some directions and limited in others, and you must develop your capabilities.
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