A Good Martial Artist Does Not Become Tense, But Ready. Not Quotes

A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready.
Not thinking, yet not dreaming.
Ready for whatever may come.
When the opponent expands, I contract;
and when he contracts, I expand.
And when there is an opportunity, "I" do not hit,
"it" hits all by itself.
- Bruce Lee: Enter the Dragon (1973)

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess,
when my opponent says of it:
That piece cannot be moved. - Soren Kierkegaard

The best thing is to do the right thing;
the next best is to do the wrong thing;
the worst thing of all things is to stand perfectly still.
- Alfred Henry Lewis

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever
human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
We must always take sides.
Neutrality helps the oppressor,
never the victim.
Silence encourages the tormentor,
never the tormented.
- Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor
(The Nobel Peace Prize speech, 1986)

Just because nobody complains
doesn`t mean all parachutes are perfect.
- Benny Hill

Patience is part of being a sniper and
snipers aren't always easily visible unless spotted..

A man can be happy with any woman
as long as he does not love her. - Oscar Wilde