Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

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Born in San Francisco in 1940 and raised in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee

Born in San Francisco in 1940 and raised in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee was the founder of Jeet Kune Do and the 20th century's most influential martial artist. He systematized fighting as philosophy, broke through Hollywood's racial barriers to become its first Asian leading man, and died at thirty-two, leaving a legacy that spans combat sports, cinema, and personal development. His influence on MMA, action filmmaking, and Eastern philosophy in the West remains immeasurable.

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Source: Tao of Jeet Kune DoVerified

Born in San Francisco in 1940 and raised in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee's Other Quotes

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.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

Be water, my friend.

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Cultivate both the literary and martial arts.

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Lernen ist erfahren. Alles andere ist nur Information.

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Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

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