I want to build up my philosophy... my philosophy with kung fu is to respect people.

Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.

Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something's impossible.

I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.

Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead.

Family is not who's blood is in you, is who you love and who loves you

The best fights are the ones we avoid.

Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.

Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person's life.

I do small things. I try to do good things every day. If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.

The children right now, the young children, everybody should go to a martial arts school. Why? Because as soon as they go to a martial arts school, they learn discipline.

Inspiration comes and goes, creativity is the result of practice.

I assumed I would be better off telling you about this, rather than waiting for the entire thing to blow up in my face.

It's not easy for the average family to ensure that their child receives a quality education. And the federal government is not making it any easier.

Once you stop clinging and let things be, you'll be free, even of birth and death. You'll transform everything.

Tai Chi Chuan, the great ultimate, strengthens the weak, raises the sick, invigorates the debilitated, and encourages the timid

On the other hand when you are someone who records their own songs you are basically stuck writing for one voice and for one style that can stifle you a bit. It's a real trade off.

I played with fire, did counsel spurn, Made life my common stake; But never thought that fire would burn, O that a soul could ache.

You're not too fat. You're not too loud. You're not too smart. You're not unladylike. There is nothing wrong with you.

Seek people who seek solutions.

Welcome to science. You’re gonna like it here.