Bruce Lee's Punchy Quotes!

Bruce Lee is popular for his martial arts moves and action movies, but I respect the man not as an action movie actor, but rather, as a philosopher. His Eastern philosophical views are often taken for granted.

Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973)

Here's my pick on:

• knowledge:

"All types of knowledge ultimately mean self knowledge."
- Bruce Lee

• life:

"Do not pray for an easy life,
pray for the strength to endure a difficult one."
- Bruce Lee

• success:

"Remember, success is a journey, not a destination.
Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine."

- Bruce Lee

• failure:

"Not failure, but low aim, is the crime.
In great attempts it is glorious even to fail."
- Bruce Lee

Hey look, a message!

"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."

- Bruce Lee

And Bruce's most well-known words, spoken by the man himself:

"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water.

Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup;

You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle;

You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot.

Now water can flow or it can crash.

Be water, my friend."

- Bruce Lee