I think every young child can learn through any martial art. They would then learn to respect their life, respect their parents, respect their country, and respect the whole world.
JACKIE CHANWhen you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.
More Jackie Chan Quotes
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I only want my work to make people happy.
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Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something’s impossible.
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I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, ‘Ah yes, they good.’ Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way.
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I’m tired of fighting. I’ve always known that I can’t be an action star all my life.
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No matter how much more I practice, my English will never be perfect. If it is really terrible, I’ll correct it, but otherwise, I do it my Jackie Chan way.
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You don’t need a reason to be nice to someone.
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Most of the time, I’m not even working; I’m just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.
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I don’t want to be an action star, an action star’s life is so short. I want my life to get longer, I want my career to get longer.
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After all those years in Asia, I don’t have to do promotion anymore. We just release a Jackie Chan movie and – Boom! – people go.
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Martial arts is for defense. It’s not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
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Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.
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Martial arts is not for hurting people, it’s for protecting people.
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The children right now, the young children, everybody should go to a martial arts school. Why? Because as soon as they go to a martial arts school, they learn discipline.
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I allowed myself to be bullied because I was scared and didn’t know how to defend myself. I was bullied until I prevented a new student from being bullied. By standing up for him, I learned to stand up for myself.
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We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You’re always helping people.
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