Sources for Bruce Lee quotations

[nathan rd]

I've read some quotations from Bruce Lee on the Wikipedia entry for him. Most don't have any references. The following two caught my attention, so I was wondering where they come from:

"Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there."

"Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it."

Can anyone cite some sources for these quotations? Thanks.

[wsdddoa012]

response

I believe both quotes can be found in the "tao of Jeet Kune Do" I'll have to look it up. Also some of his writtings, teachings and interviews may have those or similar quotes in them.

[nathan rd]

I have found sources for the statements.

"Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there."

p.25, Tao of Jeet Kune Do, by Bruce Lee, Ohara Publications (1975).

"Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it."

p.44, Bruce Lee: fighting spirit, by Bruce Thomas, Frog, Ltd. (1994)

[Martin ONeill]

Bruce Lee quotes

A good source of information is the book by James Bishop "Dynamic Becoming"
James has found the sources of many of Bruces "quotes" and they are not from Bruce but from other people.

[seany85]

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee

enjoy.

[greentea]

Thanks all for the information

[nathan rd]

A good source of information is the book by James Bishop "Dynamic Becoming" James has found the sources of many of Bruces "quotes" and they are not from Bruce but from other people.

Thanks for mentioning the book. I bought it and read it. It was pretty eye-opening. Most of Bruce Lee's philosophy was not original; it was eclectic. Ultimately, what really matters is the idea contained in a statement, not the originator. The most shocking part of the book is the author's claim that Bruce Lee was murdered by the American mafia via the Chinese Triads.