Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or creep or drip or crash. Be water, my friend.

Bruce Lee

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Topic

Adaptability

Speaker

Li Tsung

Actor

Bruce Lee

Source

Longstreet

Medium

TV program

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Martial artist Actor

From

United States

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Citation

"The Way of the Intercepting Fist." Longstreet, written by Stirling Silliphant, season 1, episode 1, Edling Productions, 1971.

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Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.

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Topic
Interconnectedness of all things Rivers

Author

Norman Maclean
Source
A River Runs Through It
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1976 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Maclean, Norman. "A River Runs Through it." A River Runs Through It and Other Stories. University of Chicago Press, 1976.

Another quote of the following type Advice

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations-one can do either this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it-you will regret both.

Soren Kierkegaard

Either/Or

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Topic
Decisions and choices Regrets

Author

Soren Kierkegaard
Source
Either/Or
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Danish
Time
1843 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Kierkegaard, Soren [published as Victor Eremita]. Enten-Eller [Either/Or]. Vol. 2, Copenhagen: University bookshop, 1843.

Current Citation

Kierkegaard, Soren. Either/Or: A Fragment of Life, translated by Alistair Hanny. Penguin Classics, 1992, pt. 2.