“Without frustration you will not discover that you might be able to do something on your own. We grow through conflict.”

Loneliness is only an opportunity to cut adrift and find yourself. In solitude you are least alone.

Be a practical dreamer backed by action.

To live is to express oneself freely.

Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot.

People try to hold onto the sameness. This holding onto prevents growth.

Don’t ignore the five senses in search of a sixth.

To understand your fear is the beginning of really seeing.

The highest technique is to have no technique. My technique is a result of your technique; my movement is a result of your movement.

Instead of dedicating your life to actualize a concept of what you should be like, actualize yourself.

Observe what is with undivided awareness.

Sorrows are our best educator. A man can see further through a tear than a telescope.

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.

Turn your sparring into play – but always play seriously.

When one is not expressing himself, he is not free.

Like the cobra, you remain coiled in a loose but compact position and your strike should be felt before it is seen.

Emotion can be the enemy, if you give into your emotion, you lose yourself. You must be at one with your emotion, because the body always follows the mind.