Bruce Lee1940–1973The quotations of
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor
1940–1973
15 quotes, most often on Success, Life & Death and Sports.
- Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey (2000), reciting lines he wrote for his role in the TV series Longstreet (1971)
Willing is not enough; we must do. Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
I’m a philosophy major. That means I can think deep thoughts about being unemployed.
Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.
- Tao of Jeet Kune Do (1975), p. 25
- Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 3
- Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview (1971)
- The Warrior Within: The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 64
- Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview (1971)
Don’t get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.
Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey (2000); here, Lee was reciting lines he wrote for his short lived role on the TV series Longstreet.- Bruce Lee: Enter the Dragon (1973); In a conversation with an older member of the temple.
- Striking Thoughts (2000), p. 46
The happiness that is derived from excitement is like a brilliant fire — soon it will go out.
The Warrior Within: The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 66
