36 Motivational Bruce Lee Quotes

Bruce Lee was an excellent martial artist, actor and film-maker. He is still an inspirational individual, check out his films such as Enter The Dragon and Fist of Fury if you have not seen them. He highlighted the power of the mind with his inner strength, his quotes are full of wisdom and great philosophy in regards to the mind, time, life, servitude, learning, knowledge, limits, and uniqueness to oneself.

May this list of quotes motivate you to strive for greater heights in life and help you develop the inner strength within yourself to live a life of greatness.

“As you think, so shall you become.” Bruce Lee

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

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply, willing is not enough, we must do.” Bruce Lee

“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” Bruce Lee

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” Bruce Lee

“Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.” Bruce Lee

“No matter what, you must let your inner light guide you out of darkness.” Bruce Lee

“What you habitually think largely determines what you will ultimately become.” Bruce Lee

“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” Bruce Lee

“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.” Bruce Lee

“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself.” Bruce Lee

“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water.” Bruce Lee

“Simplicity is the key to brilliance.” Bruce Lee

“Do not fear failure, in great attempts it is glorious even to fail.” Bruce Lee

“Running water never goes stale, so you just have to keep on flowing.” Bruce Lee

“It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease, hack away at the unessential.” Bruce Lee

“Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.” Bruce Lee

“People try to hold onto the sameness. This holding onto prevents growth.” Bruce Lee

“For it is easy to criticise and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes maybe a lifetime.” Bruce Lee

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” Bruce Lee

“Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.” Bruce Lee

“A teacher is never a giver of truth, he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself.” Bruce Lee

“Sorrows are our best educator. A man can see further through a tear than a telescope.” Bruce Lee

“Even today, I dare not say that I have reached a state of achievement. I’m still learning, for learning is boundless.” Bruce Lee

“Choose the positive, you have a choice, you are the master of your attitude. Choose the positive, the constructive, optimism is a faith that leads to success.” Bruce Lee

“A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.” Bruce Lee

“Only the self-sufficient stand alone – most people follow the crowd and imitate.” Bruce Lee

“The poorer we are inwardly, the more we try to enrich ourselves outwardly.” Bruce Lee

“In order to realise our true self we must be willing to live without being dependent upon the opinion of others.” Bruce Lee

“Life is wide, limitless. There is no border, no frontier.” Bruce Lee

“Real living is living for others.” Bruce Lee

“Long term consistency, trumps short term intensity.” Bruce Lee

“The only person you need to be better than is the person you were yesterday.” Bruce Lee

“Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.” Bruce Lee

“There are no limits, there are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” Bruce Lee

“The possession of anything begins in the mind.” Bruce Lee