Quotes For Martial Artists To Live By

[Garland]

"Crack is whack" Witney Houston.

[chalambok]

"It's not the strong who survive. It's not the most intelligent. It's those who are willing to change." - Charles Darwin

[Toku.Kare]

I'm surprised no one has posted this yet, as it's perhaps the simplest and sweetest summation of why I, someone who loves people and hates to see others hurt, choose to study the applications of controlled acts of violence.

"I do not love the bright sword for it's sharpness, nor the arrow for it's swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend."
- Faramir, The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

[Garland]

the most vicious fucking quote to come from theater...guess what play and author;

LUCIUS*
Art thou not sorry for these heinous deeds?

AARON*
Ay, that I had not done a thousand more.
Even now I curse the day--and yet, I think,
Few come within the compass of my curse,--
Wherein I did not some notorious ill,
As kill a man, or else devise his death,
Ravish a maid, or plot the way to do it,
Accuse some innocent and forswear myself,
Set deadly enmity between two friends,
Make poor men's cattle break their necks;
Set fire on barns and hay-stacks in the night,
And bid the owners quench them with their tears.
Oft have I digg'd up dead men from their graves,
And set them upright at their dear friends' doors,
Even when their sorrows almost were forgot;
And on their skins, as on the bark of trees,
Have with my knife carved in Roman letters,
'Let not your sorrow die, though I am dead.'
Tut, I have done a thousand dreadful things
As willingly as one would kill a fly,
And nothing grieves me heartily indeed
But that I cannot do ten thousand more.

[BoarSpear]

"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do to their fellows, because it always coincides with their own desires." — Susan B. Anthony

"All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit." — Thomas Paine

[Garland]

"All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit." — Thomas Paine

wow...never heard that one. From "Common Sense"...???
Maybe the US was supposed to be a communist nation? Socialist?

[BoarSpear]

Dear God, save me from your followers

-Anonymous Bumper Sticker

thats one of my favorites

[Tant01]

Titus Andronicus by Big Willie Shakespeare.

Nice find.

Ditto. Damn mike... I knew that one too.

[Kotaro]

"I'm Rick James bitch." -Rick James

[pittbulldog]

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." - General George Washington

Act like a man of thought - Think like a man of action - Thomas Mann

Civilize the mind but make savage the body - Chairman Mao

***We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level
of our training *** Read this one and understand it

Some Warriors look fierce, but are mild. Some seem timid, but are vicious. Look beyond appearances; position yourself for the advantage. -- Deng Ming-Dao

The more you sweat in training, the less you will bleed in battle. - Motto of Navy Seals

Tomorrow's battle is won during today's practice.
- Samurai maxim

The martial arts are like hot water. If you don't keep adding heat it will soon cool.

If you think your good enough, you've just started your decline.

Speed is fine but accuracy is final. Bill Jordan and Wyatt Earp

*This is one of my favorite quotes of all time*

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. I consider them unwise and I know they are dangerous. Also, sinful. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him. -- Mark Twain

And last but not least, a quote dedicated to all of our military personel, and my brothers and sisters in law enforcement:

We sleep safe in our beds because rough men (and women) stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. -- George Orwell

[Garland]

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. I consider them unwise and I know they are dangerous. Also, sinful. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him. -- Mark Twain

yeahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
Twain was a tough.

[Tant01]

I thought the "speed is fine..." quote was originally Wyatt Earp.

The old saying attributed to Earp goes: "Fast is fine but accuracy is final. You have to learn to take your time ... in a hurry"

[pittbulldog]

I did a google search on the speed is fine quote, and it came up 50/50. So, I went back and removed the author of the quote.

[Tant01]

I did a google search on the speed is fine quote, and it came up 50/50. So, I went back and removed the author of the quote.

Should have left it... I've heard him say that on his hunting show in refrence to the hype about bullet velocity? Speed is fine but shot placement is critical... When killing critters. Earp was talking about killing folks that were shooting at ya.

[Blue Wave Gym]

"you're a good kicker just go out there and kick the shit out of him"
My kickboxing instructor