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Art Quotes by Bruce Lee
- 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…
- Art is the way to the absolute and to the essence of human life. The aim of art is not the one-sided promotion of spirit,…
- Martial arts, like any art, is an unrestricted athletic expression of an individual soul.
- All martial arts is simply an honest expression of one's body - with a lot of deception in between.
- To be bound by traditional martial art style or styles is the way of the mindless, enslaved martial artist. But to be inspired by the…
- The core of understanding lies in the individual mind, and until that is touched everything is uncertain and superficial. Truth cannot be perceived until we…
- 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…
- Before I studied the art, a punch to me was just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. After I learned the art,…
- The aim of art is to project an inner vision into the world, to state in aesthetic creation the deepest psychic and personal experiences of…
- I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves.
- A good martial artist does not become tend but ready, not thinking but jet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come.
- Remember... you are expressing the technique, not doing the technique.
- The best form of endurance exercise is the performance of the event.
- Even today, I dare not say that I have reached a state of achievement. I'm still learning, for learning is boundless.
- 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…
- The usefulness of the cup is its emptiness.
- Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.
- A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself.
- To understand your fear is the beginning of really seeing.
- What is true stillness? Stillness in movement.
- To me defeat in anything is merely temporary. Defeat simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a path leading to…
- To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself.
- Where there is no style, there is no slave. Martial Arts mean honestly expressing yourself. No style. No slave.
- The more complicated and restricted the method, the less opportunity for expression of one's original sense of freedom.
- A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing.
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