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When life knocks you down, you can choose to get back up.

Jackie Chan

When I look at young kids today I just don’t believe it, parents take away the Gameboy and they’re suicidal. They cannot take the pressure.
JACKIE CHAN

Believe Children Myself Parents Pressure Suicide Young
Every time I make an American film I just trust the American director and American writer. Myself, I would never make this kind of film. For me, those kinds of films are ridiculous. They don’t make sense.
JACKIE CHAN

Director Kind Movie Myself Ridiculous Time Trust
Officials of governments that use or produce landmines should be forced to see the reality of how landmines hurt people and make them suffer, because this would surely make them stop.
JACKIE CHAN

Force Government Official Reality Stop Suffering
In America there’s no way I can make the kind of movie I like to make.
JACKIE CHAN

Kind Movie Myself Way
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.
JACKIE CHAN

Bully Mental Myself Scare Stand
The best fights are the ones we avoid.
JACKIE CHAN

Avoid Best Fight
Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.
JACKIE CHAN

Choice Inspirational Life Ourselves Stand
Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.
JACKIE CHAN

Circumstance Control Yourself
I thought I should forget Hollywood and go back to Hong Kong. I’m so lucky that finally Hollywood accepts my comedy fighting.
JACKIE CHAN

Acceptance Comedy Fight Forget Hollywood Luck Myself Thinking
I hope next time when we meet, we won’t be fighting each other. Instead we will be drinking tea together.
JACKIE CHAN

Drink Hope Myself Tea Time Togetherness
Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax.
JACKIE CHAN

Music Myself Need Relax Time
A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, ‘Jackie, are you scared?’ Of course I’m scared. I’m not Superman.
JACKIE CHAN

Man Myself People Scare
Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.
JACKIE CHAN

Act Care Change Compassionate Kindness Life Oneself Person
Martial arts is for defense. It’s not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
JACKIE CHAN

Art Attack Defense People
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 CHAN

Art Children Country Learning Myself Respect World Young
In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me ‘Jackie Who?’.
JACKIE CHAN

English Feeling Hollywood Humiliate Myself Past

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