5 Life Lessons we can learn from Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee is undoubtedly one of the most popular and influential person who ever walked on this planet earth. He is the guy who single handedly brought many changes in the world of cinema, sports, and culture. At the time when Asians where looked down in the western world, this guy went ahead and brought the east and west a lot closer than expected, which opened many opportunities for both sides. He inspired many next generation stars and revolutionized martial arts. Besides from being an artist and sportsmen he was a philosopher, a man full of wisdom and knowledge, he always taught his students to look beyond and to be original. It was this ability of him which earned him enormous admiration and fame in spite of doing just 4 films and dying at an early age of just 32.  Here are the 5 lessons according to me we can learn from this great personality and the ultimate warrior through his quotes which can act as a guiding manual to pursue our dreams and tackle the problems:

1] Be like Water and always adapt

“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.

Empty your mind; be formless, shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and 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

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” ― Bruce Lee

“Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.” ― Bruce Lee

2] Be Original

“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it― Bruce Lee

“Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.” ―Bruce Lee

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

 ― Bruce Lee

“Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves. ― Bruce Lee

“This difference between self-actualization and self-image actualization is very important. Most people live only for their image” ― Bruce Lee

3] Be a sincere student and develop your true potential

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.” 

― Bruce Lee

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.” ― Bruce Lee

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

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

“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.” ― Bruce Lee

“Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.” ― Bruce Lee

“To spend time is to pass it in a specified manner. To waste time is to expend it thoughtlessly or carelessly. We all have time to either spend or waste and it is our decision what to do with it. But once passed, it is gone forever. ― Bruce Lee

“Time means a lot to me because you see I am also a learner and am often lost in the joy of forever developing.” ― Bruce Lee

“Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.”

 ―Bruce Lee

“Obey the principles without being bound by them.” ― Bruce Lee

4] Don’t listen to Naysayers

“The doubters said,

"Man cannot fly,"

The doers said,

"Maybe, but we'll try,"

And finally soared

In the morning glow

While non-believers

Watched from below.” ―Bruce Lee

“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”

 ― Bruce Lee

5] Believe in yourself and your ability

“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” ― Bruce Lee

“Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. 

― Bruce Lee

“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.” ―Bruce Lee

“Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.” ―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

“If you think a thing is impossible, you’ll only make it impossible.” ― Bruce Lee

“Do not allow negative thoughts to enter your mind for they are the weeds that strange confidence.” ― Bruce Lee

It is unfortunate that Bruce lee left this world at an early age, but at the same time he achieved everything he ever dreamed of and fulfilled his life’s purpose. His legacy still continues and his teachings still inspires many of us to fearlessly follow our dreams and goals. He is the great example of how one man can change the world.If you know any Bruce lee quote which can be added here please share with us.

25 Inspiring Quotes to bring a Progressive Change in Your Attitude

What separates successful people from an average Joe is there attitude towards life and things they undertake. Well as we know that most of them are generally optimistic but they do understand that life is a complex matter and there will be many obstacles in our way to success and achievements.   But where most of the average people surrender, these individuals tries to rise above it and turn these stones into milestones. And what assist them in these matters are there great attitude and the way they approach things. And the good news is these individuals are always ready to teach others how they cope up with such circumstances and achieved what we always dream of. Here are 25 quotes from some of the most influential people in history which will help you to deal with the situation and bring a much needed change in your attitude and understanding towards life, so be a pirate and try to steal as much treasure as you can:

1}1} “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

-Thomas A. Edison

2} “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

-Michael Jordan

3} “If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”

-Bruce Lee

4} “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”

-Albert Einstein

5} “Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.”

-Eminem

6} “The best revenge is massive success.”

 -Frank Sinatra

6} “I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”

-Muhammad Ali

7} “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”

-Martin Luther

8} “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

9} “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.  When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up.  I wrote down ‘happy’.  They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”

–John Lennon

10} “I am not thinking too far ahead, just want to take it one thing at a time.”

-Sachin Tendulkar

11} “I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.”

-Abraham Lincoln

12} “Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.”

-Henry Ford

13} “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”

-Arnold Schwarzenegger

14} “We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.”

-Bill Gates

15} “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.”

-Steve Jobs

16} “It's always good to be underestimated.”

-Donald Trump

17} “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.”

-Warren Buffett

18} “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”

-Mother Teresa

17} “I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.”

-Margaret Thatcher

18} “All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”

-Walt Disney

19} “If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, than it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.”

-Charles M. Schulz

20} “If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”

-Maya Angelou

21} “My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had — everyday I’m learning something new.”
- Richard Branson

22} “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
- Napoleon Hill

23}” Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

-John F. Kennedy

24} “I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.”

-Isaac Newton

 (And the last but not the least is a quote from a movie but I think this is the best advice given to anybody by anybody because it reflects the reality of life, it is something which helps me to deal with challenges that comes in my way, this is something which helps me to stay motivated and this is something which keeps me moving forward and it goes like this)

25} “Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you, no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my son and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, you ain't gonna have a life.”
― Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa

These are few quotes which motivate me to keep moving towards my goals and dreams. Are there quotes which inspire you or have brought change in your life and attitude? I’ll be glad if you can share with us quotes like these and give us an opportunity to learn from you.