Lee quotes
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A good fight should be like a small play, but played seriously. A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract. When he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, I do not hit. It hits all by itself. (to his teacher)
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What was that? An exhibition? We need emotional content. Now try again! (to his student Lahn)
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I said emotional content. Not anger! Now try again! With me! (to his student Lahn)
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Don't think, feel! It is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory. Do you understand? (to his student Lahn).
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Never take your eyes off your opponent, even when you bow. (to his student Lahn).
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My style? You can call it "the art of fighting without fighting". (to Parsons)
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You have offended my family, and you have offended the Shaolin Temple. (to Han before starting the fight)
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Boards... don't hit back. (to O'Hara before starting the fight)