A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come.

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"We can see through others only when we can see through ourselves."

- Bruce Lee

Awareness

"The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus."

- Bruce Lee

Focus

"Defeat is a state of mind. No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality."

- Bruce Lee

Mindfulness

"Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable."

- Bruce Lee

Love

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done."

- Bruce Lee

Leadership

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"I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now."

- Edna Mode

Presence

"If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves."

- Maria Edgeworth

Presence

"And remember, no matter where you go, there you are."

- Confucius

Presence

"The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it’s all we’ll need."

- Ann Richards

Presence

"I don't look ahead. I'm right here with you. It's a good way to be."

- Danny DeVito

Presence