It's not who's right, but who's left.

Ed Parker

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth years of those mean observances of paltry decorum in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation.

Sir Walter Scott

In every passionate pursuit, the pursuit counts more than the object pursued.

Bruce Lee - Tao of Jeet Kune Do, p 207

One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life.

Edward B. Butler, American Scientist

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Mario Andretti

I'd rather have ten techniques I can fight with, than a hundred that fight me.

Ed Parker

Remember, a successful fighter is one who has learned to select, correctly, the strokes he has been taught.

Bruce Lee - Tao of Jeet Kune Do, p 195

Remember, practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.

Mike Brown - 5th Dan

Doing 10 properly executed kicks is infinitely more valuable than doing 100 poorly executed kicks.

Brian Baker

When pure knuckles meet pure flesh, that's pure Karate, no matter who executes it or whatever style is involved.

Ed Parker

No man ever acheived worthwhile success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.

Napoleon Hill

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

William Feather

The first thing I suggest to anyone interested in studying karate is that he or she take stock of his or her physical condition and limitations. A person who is short and powerfully built with a low center of gravity would do well to investigate judo. Males or females who are already limber or want to become more flexible might find one of the Korean styles - such as taekwondo or hapkido - of interest. Someone with fast hands and good coordination who is not adverse to a hard workout should look into Japanese karate styles, such as gojo-ryu or shotokan karate. A slightly built person who is not very strong may find jujitsu or aikido appealing because these styles turn an opponent's strength against him. An older person would do well to consider tai chi, one of the most ancient of the martial arts, which is still practiced daily by millions of elderly people in China.

Chuck Norris - The Secret of Inner Strength, p173

Nothing happens by itself, it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.

Ben Stein

Black belt is not something you get, it's something you become.

Warrior Spirit