Lee Bruce's Book: Striking Thoughts

This anthology of thoughts and aphorisms—over 800 on 70 different topics ranging from spirituality to individual liberation and from personal life to his film career—represents the most immediate, extraordinary, original, and seductive way to understand the ideas that guided the life of the "little dragon."

What he read – his library consisted of thousands of titles – and wrote gave a strong impetus to an exceptional life and career, helping him to overcome, apparently effortlessly, enormous obstacles, and to live happily and at ease.

Bruce Lee was always an inspiration to his family, friends, students, and colleagues, teaching each to overcome doubts and find clarity in life. Not only that. Many of his admirers have repeatedly declared: "Bruce Lee made my life take a different direction," and many young people have learned from him how to care for their body and soul, to nourish them and get the most out of them. The pages of this book reveal, in a certain sense, the secret of his exceptional success as an actor, martial artist, and global icon, his interests in psychology, Western philosophy, Taoism, and Zen Buddhism, and paint a fascinating portrait of a man who was more than just a fighting genius.

Bruce Lee

(San Francisco 1940 - Hong Kong 1973) in 1953, at the age of 13, he began practicing Wing Chun-style Kung Fu. He seemed so apt at this art that he abandoned his career as a dancer. From that moment, a new life began for the young Bruce. Throughout his life, Bruce not only studied martial arts but also learned various philosophical concepts from his master Yip Man, including the philosophy of Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tzu, and the founders of Taoism. In 1959, Bruce returned to San Francisco where he studied and began teaching Kung Fu. During this period, he won numerous tournaments and attracted the attention of many directors with his performances. In Los Angeles, Bruce Lee began his acting career, starring in the popular television series The Green Hornet, playing the role of Kato. During that period, Bruce also taught Kung Fu to many famous actors. He also began publishing his first books on his new art, "Jeet Kune Do." Until then, he had limited himself to writing down all his thoughts on martial arts, developing this new style. With his extensive knowledge, he was able to establish and improve many techniques he had previously learned. Bruce acted in 25 films and television series. In 1972, in one of his best Kung Fu films, Return of the Dragon, Bruce starred alongside Chuck Norris, Danny DeVito, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. On July 20, 1973, he died in Hong Kong: the cause remains a major mystery.