--- title: "9 Kicks Quotes By Bruce Lee" description: "9 Kicks quotes by Bruce Lee. Plus more from Bruce Lee and more Kicks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/bruce-lee-430_absorbing_take-what-s-useful-discard-what-is-not-3_3003043.jpg" --- > [Take what's useful, discard what is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/take-what-s-useful-discard-what-is-not/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/bruce-lee-430_absorbing_take-what-s-useful-discard-what-is-not-3_3003043.jpg) > [I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/i-fear-not-the-man-who-has-practiced-10-000-kicks-once-but-i-fear-the-2/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/bruce-lee-430_fear_i-fear-not-the-man-who-has-practiced-10_1343003.jpg) > [I am not afraid of a person who knows 10000 kicks. But I am afraid of a person who knows one kick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/i-am-not-afraid-of-a-person-who-knows-10000-kicks-but-i-am-afraid-of/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/bruce-lee-430_kicks_i-am-not-afraid-of-a-person-who-knows-10_199578.jpg) > [A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/a-fight-is-not-won-by-one-punch-or-kick-either-learn-to-endure-or/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/bruce-lee-430_bodyguard_a-fight-is-not-won-by-one-punch-or-kick_2271821.jpg) > [I do not fear the man who practices 1,000 kicks one time each. I fear the man who practices 1 kick 1,000 times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/i-do-not-fear-the-man-who-practices-1-000-kicks-one-time-each-i-fear/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/336/bruce-lee-430_do-not-fear_i-do-not-fear-the-man-who-practices-1-00_3145773.jpg) > [The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/the-martial-arts-are-ultimately-self-knowledge-a-punch-or-a-kick-is/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/bruce-lee-430_art_the-martial-arts-are-ultimately-self-kno_2383612.jpg) > [If your opponent is at a distance, kick him in the groin. If he gets close, poke him in the eyes, bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/if-your-opponent-is-at-a-distance-kick-him-in-the-groin-if-he-gets/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/bruce-lee-430_distance_if-your-opponent-is-at-a-distance-kick-h_2158127.jpg) > [The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/the-best-fighter-is-not-a-boxer-karate-or-judo-man-the-best-fighter/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/bruce-lee-430_boxers_the-best-fighter-is-not-a-boxer-karate-o_3009055.jpg) > [Before I studied the art, a punch to me was just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. After I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/before-i-studied-the-art-a-punch-to-me-was-just-like-a-punch-a-kick/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e1/bruce-lee-430_ability_before-i-studied-the-art-a-punch-to-me-w_1384306.jpg) ## Other authors on Kicks - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/cassandra-clare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-ilona-andrews-43210.jpg) Ilona Andrews 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/ilona-andrews/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-will-rogers-95078.jpg) Will Rogers 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/will-rogers/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sherrilyn-kenyon-84925.jpg) Sherrilyn Kenyon 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/sherrilyn-kenyon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-handey-45418.jpg) Jack Handey 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/jack-handey/) - [Mark Twain 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mark-cuban-64127.jpg) Mark Cuban 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/mark-cuban/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-kerouac-45445.jpg) Jack Kerouac 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/jack-kerouac/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/frederick-lenz/) ## More by Bruce Lee > [Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear. Make a hairbreadth difference and heaven and earth are set apart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/do-not-like-do-not-dislike-all-will-then-be-clear-make-a-hairbreadth/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/the-great-mistake-is-to-anticipate-the-outcome-of-the-engagement-you/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [The more aware you become, the more you shed from day to day what you have learned so that your mind is always fresh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/the-more-aware-you-become-the-more-you-shed-from-day-to-day-what-you/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [The usefulness of the cup is its emptiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/the-usefulness-of-the-cup-is-its-emptiness/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [My style? You can call it the art of fighting without fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/my-style-you-can-call-it-the-art-of-fighting-without-fighting/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [The founder of any branch must be more ingenious than the common man. However, if his achievement is not carried on by disciples of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/the-founder-of-any-branch-must-be-more-ingenious-than-the-common-man/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [I don't believe in different ways of fighting now. I mean, unless human beings have 3 arms and 3 legs, then we will have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/i-don-t-believe-in-different-ways-of-fighting-now-i-mean-unless-human/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [Be a practical dreamer backed by action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/be-a-practical-dreamer-backed-by-action/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/in-order-to-taste-my-cup-of-water-you-must-first-empty-your-cup/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [Truth comes when your mind and heart are purged of all sense of striving and you are no longer trying to become somebody; it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/truth-comes-when-your-mind-and-heart-are-purged-of-all-sense-of/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [A person cannot forget someone who is good to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/a-person-cannot-forget-someone-who-is-good-to-them/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [The highest art is no art. The highest form is no form](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/the-highest-art-is-no-art-the-highest-form-is-no-form/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [To live is a constant process of relating, so come on out of that shell of isolation and conclusion, and relate DIRECTLY to what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/to-live-is-a-constant-process-of-relating-so-come-on-out-of-that/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/i-hope-martial-artists-are-more-interested-in-the-root-of-martial/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) > [Art lives where absolute freedom is, because where it is not, there can be no creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/art-lives-where-absolute-freedom-is-because-where-it-is-not-there-can/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/bruce-lee/#itemlist", "name": "9 Kicks Quotes By Bruce Lee", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Take what's useful, discard what is not.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bruce Lee" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/take-what-s-useful-discard-what-is-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/bruce-lee-430_absorbing_take-what-s-useful-discard-what-is-not-3_3003043.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/bruce-lee-430_absorbing_take-what-s-useful-discard-what-is-not-3_3003043.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/bruce-lee-430_absorbing_take-what-s-useful-discard-what-is-not-3_3003043.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Take what's useful, discard what is not.” — Bruce Lee", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bruce Lee" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/i-fear-not-the-man-who-has-practiced-10-000-kicks-once-but-i-fear-the-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/bruce-lee-430_fear_i-fear-not-the-man-who-has-practiced-10_1343003.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/bruce-lee-430_fear_i-fear-not-the-man-who-has-practiced-10_1343003.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/bruce-lee-430_fear_i-fear-not-the-man-who-has-practiced-10_1343003.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000…” — Bruce Lee", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am not afraid of a person who knows 10000 kicks. 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