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The reward is found in the work.

Bruce Lee

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Bruce Lee
Age: 32 †
Born: 1940
Born: November 27
Died: 1973
Died: July 20
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Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-consciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.
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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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Evaluation by others is not a guide for me.
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If you want to do your duty properly, you should do just a little more than that.
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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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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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Unfortunately, now in boxing people are only allowed to punch. In Judo, people are only allowed to throw. I do not despise these kinds of martial arts. What I mean is, we now find rigid forms which create differences among clans, and the world of martial art is shattered as a result.
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The Now is indivisible. Completeness, the now, is an absence of the conscious mind to strive to divide that which is indivisible. For once the completeness of things is taken apart it is no longer complete.
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Love is like a friendship caught on fire.
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We do not become. We simply are.
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One must be truthful and honest in his approach a constant independent inquiry and not blindly following a certain blue print laid down by others
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Boards don't hit back.
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Let nature take its course and your tools will strike at the right moment.
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I refer to my hands, feet and body as the tools of the trade. The hands and feet must be sharpened and improved daily to be efficient.
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With every adversity comes a blessing because a shock acts as a reminder to oneself that we must not get stale in routine.
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You and your opponent are one. There is a coexisting relationship between you. You coexist with your opponent and become his complement, absorbing his attack and using his force to overcome him.
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All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.
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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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To tell the truth, I could beat anybody in the world.
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