An intelligent mind is an inquiring mind. It is not satisfied with explanation, with conclusions. Nor is it a mind that believes, because belief is again another form of conclusion.
Bruce LeeRead
As long as I can remember I feel I have had this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith, greater than ambition, greater than confidence, greater than determination, greater than vision. It is all these combined. My brain becomes magnetized with this dominating force which I hold in my hand.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the power of an inner creative and spiritual force that surpasses typical attributes like faith and ambition.
Bruce Lee expresses that he possesses a profound creative and spiritual energy that transcends ordinary qualities such as faith, ambition, and confidence. This force, which he refers to as a 'dominating force,' combines various strengths and enables him to harness extraordinary potential and creativity in his life and endeavors.
Themes
CreativitySpiritualityInner StrengthInspirationMotivation
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to a group of young artists.
More from Bruce Lee
All quotes →There’s only one basic principle of self-defense- you must apply the most effective weapon, as soon as possible, to the most vulnerable target.
Bruce LeeRead
Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.
Bruce LeeRead
Do not allow negative thoughts to enter your mind for they are the weeds that strange confidence.
Bruce LeeRead
More and more I believe in the fact that you have two hands and two legs, and the thing is how to make good use of yourself - and that's about it.
Bruce LeeRead
Because one does not want to be disturbed, to be made uncertain, he establishes a pattern of conduct, of thought, a pattern of relationships to man. He then becomes a slave to the pattern and takes the pattern to be the real thing.
Bruce LeeRead
Similar quotes
I believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
E. B. WhiteRead
I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment.
Maria MitchellRead
Whatever it is that pulls the pin, that hurls you past the boundaries of your own life into a brief and total beauty, even for a moment, it is enough.
Jeanette WintersonRead
You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.
Zig ZiglarRead
I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative action baby. I am Puerto Rican, born and raised in the south Bronx. My test scores were not comparable to my colleagues at Princeton and Yale. Not so far off so that I wasn't able to succeed at those institutions.
Sonia SotomayorRead
Mostly, though, I dream of good things...I dream that flowers will bloom in the streets..again and music will play in the...houses and kites will fly in the skies.
Khaled HosseiniRead