Be water

[dmxezz]

now I will take a shower

[Earth1nhabitant]

Pure energy.

[keyz913]

i want to cry because the little sad jingel at the end :'(

[gr8barrierreef]

I have always loved this belief,,,water is powerful, yet gentle!

[LoAlquilas]

Muy bueno amigos!!!

[jbeligni]

amazes me that even with a big share of philosofy like that the most rated comment is something about chuck norris and other childish stuff

[ErenBruceLee07]

Best qutoe



[tomoom165]

Take off the third to the last letter from the URL. It's not an actual link, but it makes it say LEE

[Gameofdeath1997]

Guys check out my new be water tribute

[whotaughtyou]

IROBOT FILM 1987 1:1 PREDICITION

[Dmaher1111]

He is up there with buddah.

[anryth]

water cannot quash

[MTBRIDA615]

Im more of a milk type of guy.

[MrSumter78]

excellent words of wisdom master

[DeenaDianna]

53 ppl are Chuck Norris fans

[OKCmiko]

53 ppl hate water

[jdez10]

So true ,so wise.

[H0LLYW00DUNIVERSE]

BRUCE LEE THE TRUE MASTER OF THE ARTS.

[mustlovecinema]

Bruce Lee was so cool! I really love his movies and am interested in anything related to him. That’s why I watched the new movie on demand called “Films of Fury”. It had a bunch of great scenes from Bruce’s movie and was filled with incredible action sequences! bitly .com/uBGPir

[KansasSkates]

do not let people influence you in a way that changes what you do or who you are in a person (be formless, shapeless) how you think about life is how you are going to act as a person (bottle and teapot reference) life goes on and there are many obstacles in it but if you treat life like water, water will always find a way around that obstacle and continue to flow

[RayRai8262]

@KansasSkates your first sentence is so stupid it hurts my brain. People are here to influence us, make us better, your parents influenced you, Bruce lee influenced you..when he says be formless, and shaepless..he means never cling to any one idea.

[georgejuggernaut]

I started martial arts because of this awesome man. I seen every movie interview etc.... he will always be missed and truly never die because of what he taught us mentally, spiritually and physically. Thank you Bruce for influencing me.

[gillylikesbikes]

Now for all you chuck norris wankers out there this guy would kick the SHHIIEET outof him with one hand yes thats right KICK the shit out of him with one HAND

[MrNeyus]

we humans have yet to learn this concept. its so ahead of our time. also what he says can be applied to everything.

[GuerreBrigadier]

so amazing cowboy bebop referenced it

[TutorialsForExperts]

Man he was awesome...

[joetheazl]

Ever thought of him as a superhero who came to life from like a comic book or a lost hero from a forgotten scripture? Just imagine. Hell be the next bodiharma when the next millennium comes by :)

[FatassFromSingapore]

the smirk at the end is priceless

[MRhydrogen100]

@Kinkseraph just dont spill all over the place

[lukeyboy118]

its a shame he died so young

[sacartwelo11]

Que puto amo por dios !!!

[baseguitar02]

Who here knows what he's trying to tell us?

[Daedae333]

@baseguitar02 he was talking about fighting and how you adapt to your opponent

[angellusdark]

@baseguitar02 water can destroy a rock, extinguish the fire, also the water can flow, is calm, but when the water gets the power nobody can stop it, like the huracan so now u can understand better?

[TheBroskiTV]

i love bruce lee!! i want to be jus like him when i get older

[gaxta329]

He scared me D:

[Phonologie]

He forgot to say water in liquide state !! Water in solide state like ice has form, its hard and static

[shadowslayer6578]

@Phonologie Which is why he said water, and not ice.

[jonnithundahhhh]

what is this from

[TheMegaArtist]

Bruce Lee made the revolution...Everything else is fiction...

[blodstainer]

I'd kill a thousand people, just to bring him back for another hour with a real interviewer

[GDOLCEVITA]

it would be funny to have a conversation with him

[CopperEye108]

Wow I never heard this quote and came across this completely by accident just now. It made my day :O

[sanbi221]

OKAAAAYYYYY. WTF was that about?

[DreamsConsumeReality]

@sanbi221 thats bruce lee, the most awesome martial arts pro ever. if u don't know who he is understand what he said. your life has meant nothing thus far O.O

[sanbi221]

@DreamsConsumeReality I've heard of Bruce Lee before, I was just asking what it was about, not who he is, because I didn't understand what he meant. I hate it when people speak in metaphors instead of speaking plainly.

[DreamsConsumeReality]

@sanbi221 it's a simile (sorry it annoys me when people write the incorrect one especially with the right answer like a step away) and it means you have to adapt to ur surroundings. you won't always be in a place where you're comfortable but u must adapt, like water. be subtle and take in the surroundings but water can also crash upon you. so he's saying adapt to the situation and be patient and cool, but when the time comes you take the shot.

[sanbi221]

@DreamsConsumeReality Thanks for your answer as well. That makes sense too so I'll just take the middle ground and say your both right. And can anyone tell me how a religious argument has any ties to a Bruce Lee quote?

[DreamsConsumeReality]

@sanbi221 it's a confucious statement i think or budhist something like that.....

[thejin666]

@DreamsConsumeReality Taoist

[DreamsConsumeReality]

thanks :D:D AND I TOLD U :<<<<< dun believe me PSSHHH this guy is my proof

[buzzbomb30]

@DreamsConsumeReality actually, a simile uses the word "like" or "as" this is a metaphor. Also, he doesn't mean anything, because he isn't the one who wrote the line. It's a line in a movie he starred in, nothing more. Sorry to burst your bubble.

[DreamsConsumeReality]

@buzzbomb30 dude...... like in the first 10 seconds he says "empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, LIKE water" simile bam :C

says u but u'd be surprised how many time actors put in their own lines and the director approves. and it they're making a Chinese kung fu movie don't u think they'll put some religious values or sumtin into it. so yeah...... sorry to burst your bubble also

[islandsavage]

@buzzbomb30 ....He did write the line...The movie you a referring to is "Dragon" The Bruce Lee Story. They took that quote from Bruce himself. Bruce was actually a philosopher. He studied philosophy in college. He wrote a book called "Tao of Jeet Kune Doe." Read it buddy! The book is filled with his philosophies and notable quotes. Bruce was the real deal. Real recognize real. That's why every respectable fighter or talented human being recognizes his brilliance.

[CowabungaChrist]

@sanbi221 He is saying don't restrict yourself to forms. His entire philosophy was living for the moment and controlling yourself with great strength in any situation that life gave to you. So he is saying to be water, because water is strong and formless, it can give you life or it can drown you, it can be still or it moves in waves, it can go into any shape or size of container.

[sanbi221]

@CowabungaChrist Thank you for making that clear to me. It makes more sense now.

[Mowgli650]

Damn what's with religion? It's just a Bruce lee quote why do subject change dramatically here?

[TutorialsForExperts]

I would pay him to punch me in the face.

[PalerLaze]

Beautiful metaphor.

[atheist382]

Great words

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Religion does three things quite effectively: divides people, controls people, deludes people.

[RevelationSpeaksLoud]

@atheist382 One only have control over him or herself...go figure.

[atheist382]

@RevelationSpeaksLoud "All thinking men are atheists."

[RevelationSpeaksLoud]

@atheist382 I wouldnt be so sure about that.

[RevelationSpeaksLoud]

@atheist382 You say religion divides people and those who are to believe in religion or not thinking people. But i say to you words like that is what separates people, now if you were the thinking person you claim you are then you should have thought before you spoke with such contradicting quotes. Giving great respect to a specific group over another is what separates. The specific actions (verbally or physically etc..) of human beings is what separates. The lack of respect is what separates.

[atheist382]

@RevelationSpeaksLoud When you believe in a religion, you automatically think that yours is slightly better than others otherwise you would not believe in it. Thus, it divides. Whatever reasons you have for not believing in the other gods is the reason I have for not believing in yours.

[RevelationSpeaksLoud]

@atheist382 if a specific religion is taught not to divide but to love and accept indiviuals and a specific person who base his or her life off of those teachings are not living up to those stardards then that person is held accountable not that religion. If that was the case you could say, Basketball separates for many have a favorite specific basket ball team and may feel that theirs is slighty better than the next indiviaul's favorite basketball team. Do you feel you are better than others?

[RevelationSpeaksLoud]

@atheist382 If you so feel that you are better than any individual that hold possesion of any specific religion then i do not hold atheism accountable, but i hold YOU accountable and you alone. You see the difference between I and you is that i do not let a specific group define an individual and i do not let an individual define a specific group, but i let an individual define him or herself. I do this by looking deep within and obtaining the proper analysis of ones character.

[atheist382]

@RevelationSpeaksLoud Religion must first account for all its crimes (crusades,burning dissenters at the stake etc). Only then I will think about respecting it.

[RevelationSpeaksLoud]

@atheist382 then you are just as wicked as all the crimes that were committed. Like i said, it is the lack of respect for an individual that may cause one to take a life. If you lack respect for someone you lack respect for all that persons possessions and even that person's life, because you may feel that you cannot coexist with that specific person. SO it is not religion but it is your perspective. Guns dont kill people, people kill people the same with religion. You decide what you do with it

[atheist382]

@RevelationSpeaksLoud

Religion is also anti-science..We would have progressed so much more if it weren't for religion dumbing down the masses.

[RevelationSpeaksLoud]

@atheist382 Religion isnt anti-science people are for science and some just arent. As you like to say Religion cause destruction i could easily say science cause destruction also, but no i will not stoop down to your stupidity and closed minded assumptions. So i will go as far as to say people cause destruction. Your even proving my philosophy to be fact in your very own statements. You are labeling people in groups, and that my friend is the root of mental separation, and religion told me this.

[atheist382]

@RevelationSpeaksLoud Google what happened to Girordano Bruno..Religion is evil..Religion causes people to follow stuff blindly...I doubt any German atheists believed in Hitler at the time..

[RevelationSpeaksLoud]

@atheist382 I guess ghandi is evil. I guess MLK is evil. i guess Yeshua is evil. I have never seen Religion kill a man. But yet i have seen a man kill a man. i guess i am evil if i bare Religion. You see you are so ignorant. You are only being prejudice. And That too is what separates. I Guess all white men are evil for they use to hang men of different color. I guess Blacks etc are evil for they too have their history of wickedness. You are simple minded.

[10qaws]

@RevelationSpeaksLoud bluh bluh be wata 

[Rhypophobie]

So simple yet so deep.

[MrJperez1083]

put the water in your mouth it becomes urine!!!

[tkxl777]

dude smoke weed and think about this shit...

i also recomment Siddartha by Hermann Hesse and some good old hip hop songs from the 90s. peace.

[Herosoulja12]

MIND FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!! (Head Explodes)

[ChoZenHwan]

The best, simplest, and most memorable line that I've heard since childhood. He is not only a gifted martial artist, but also a wise philosopher, and a great human being. May he rest in peace.

[CPTG0dK1lleR]

Well, now I know where my JKD teacher ripped that sentence off of.

[SnackyCakes2008]

I Did a semester of Rock and Water at my school just to learn this...

It was useless :(

[mrkiky]

@SnackyCakes2008 what is "Rock and Water" ?

[ninjaturtleadeel]

put water into bong..it BECOMES the bong...

smoke from bongs my friend..

[InFlames2421]

He was one of a kind...

[mravantgarde123]

a pure genius. so wise!

[BoltKn1te]

Percy Jackson sure listened to you ....

[TraceurMeeka]

Wish we had more gods like him alive today.

[lilcheevous]

@TraceurMeeka the irony is that he died of water, that accumilated in his brain aka Cerebral edema. he's the best tho :(

[foivosgore]

looks like he's been into some pot a lot lately

[BoltKn1te]

that just kick assed all the chuck norris theorys

[jRQLME]

love his accent

[Ragitsu]

Good looking fella.

[skorpione10]

that is one of the best lines/quotes ever !!!!!!

[Peacefullyexisting]

Be not like water. Be like a dragon. Stand firm in your convictions. As long as your convictions are rooted in love and acceptance of all forms of humanity, no matter color, creed, or system of belief. Stand for what's right and renounce the deceiver.

[woodstockfuck]

@Peacefullyexisting

by renoucing, you are no longer rooted in love . . .

neither does the deceiver exist without its opposite . . .

so the problem here is not the deceiving part . . . water flows and takes shapes in the both ends . . .

THE SAME FUCKING WATER, that's what he was talking about

NAMASTE

[Peacefullyexisting]

@woodstockfuck He was saying be versatile and I agree. I was a little drunk and a thought crept in my head. You getting all "THE SAME FUCKING WATER . . ." isn't really rooted in love now is it?

[woodstockfuck]

@Peacefullyexisting

LOLOL awsome . . . i also was drunker than usual when i wrote that, for real xD

so we're cool right?

PEACE

[Peacefullyexisting]

@woodstockfuck of course. We're all good.

[OUWATZAHLE08]

who the fuck is chuck norris against the master of masters man norris is hating on bruce beacouse hes better chuck said interview that we could go there bruce would break his spine chuck is fake so what if he won a belt long time ago dosnet prove shit

[monKeys9areKool]

these words of wisdom are words that all martial arts fighters or fighters should take not only personally but physically really helpful and nice quote/words by Bruce Lee

[lunovintoys]

You put Chuck Norris into comment, it becomes a jokes

[soccermakesyoulive]

so much better than chuck norris.

[XxMDAxX]

dope.

[Bl0oDBliz69]

"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle..You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot.. water can flow.. Or it can crash......Be water, my friend."

[co0li30a9]

mr.lee is basically saying u can be almost like him! lol

[myjungleismassive1]

I'm gonna be ''That Guy'' and make a funny, 48 people aren't water.

[ayoshutduff]

And that's how he got the pussy, my friends

[bipolarprobe]

@ayoshutduff That and he was one bad ass martial artist.

[gandj19]

@ayoshutduff bruce was married

[ricex210]

Bruce Lee was a genius...at self promotion. It's amazing how many people choose to worship this smarmy egomaniac rather than studying the thought of somebody worth listening to.

[claudioog]

@ricex210 like who?

[TrainedIndian]

@0willsy01 that's what i meant "avoided" the useless stuff =(

[sgg17003]

You can see water, dumbass.

[TrainedIndian]

@0willsy01 yeha i've heard he only ate like....uuhhhh veggies?? like he tried at most to cut down on oil cause he couldn't "Fuel" his body with it and ETC it's so hard though 

[TrainedIndian]

@0willsy01 yeah if i met him i'd just ask what do you eat LOL and say THANK YOU haha

[jakeyalmighty]

such a great quote.

[TrainedIndian]

@0willsy01 i mean drop others....not get dropped LOL

[TrainedIndian]

@0willsy01 yeah i'll ask him for any fighting advice i mean for his weight and height...i think he'll drop 99.9% LOL

[GodsThroneForever]

@0willsy01 nobody can c God ? nobody can see air but you die without it same with water

[TrainedIndian]

i don't understand his quote...can someone help me out...but it's sounds very important and meaningful

[karanguerrero]

@TrainedIndian he is saying to be like water when you are fighting because water can fit into anything ,any object. If you are like water u can move and fight and attack in so many different ways (i.e flow or crash like he said ) . You wont have one way of fighting, you will have a way that has no way. This is the most important concept of jeet kune do . when you fight someone the way this quote explains compared to someone who doesnt fight like this, you have an advantage

[TrainedIndian]

@karanguerrero ohh i get it..so have many different techniques of fighting...

so as in you're saying those dumb asses who just swing everywhere....they call that "fighting" that's some thing a NONO i get it

[geekeing]

@TrainedIndian ...Bruce is saying have a open flexible mind. Don't go into a situation with preconceptions of what or how things should go. Be open and respond, flow with what happens. Good advice in a fight or dealing with life issues.

[TrainedIndian]

@geekeing yeeeee i got it

[saigonpunkid]

Put it in shit it will become shit. 

[iig0tem]

"or it can cwaaash"

haha bruce lee is the man

[zlyricist]

The best of man is like water, Which benefits all things, and does not contend with them, Which flows in places that others disdain, Where it is in harmony with the Way. So the sage: Lives within nature, Thinks within the deep, Gives within impartiality, Speaks within trust, Governs within order, Crafts within ability, Acts within opportunity. He does not contend, and none contend against him. - Lao tzu

[therealaj123]

@0willsy01 "than"

[k56ey]

same thing with some weed man, you know, i am, cause i am putting the weed in the bowl so the weed becomes the bowl and i am gonna smoke the bowl so therefore i become the bowl filled with weed, therefore i am the bowl filled with weed. there fore, i am sooooo baked.

[shahrezad16]

He is so adorably cute

[Rubi20]

Wise

[MrSweatish]

@0willsy01 me too

[Trevidarium]

*sigh* Choban. He's just saying that like water, you need to be flexible. Adapt in any situation. Teapot and cup are just metaphors for the situation you're in. It is indeed very enlightening.

Or, like so many people, you can be very angry at me for no reason whatsoever. I love the internet and all the empty rage it encompasses.

[Choban300]

@Trevidarium good for you..i like Chickan and i like the beach, yeah the beach is so relaxing wouldent you agree?

[Zeknafein6]

0:14 repeating!

[billphann]

well said from a great legend.

[VelezBiH]

47 people can't be water!

[Choban300]

@VelezBiH ae ne seri Boshnjak pali u Arabljanski kalifat

[Choban300]

HOW can i be WATER?! i cant be a tea pot mother fucker! this is a lie

[AryanBulgar]

@Choban300 Fucking retard!

[LightsOut706]

@Choban300 youre fuckin STUPID ! please go listen to some justin bierber's "never say never" you would probably get that instead...fuckin dumbass

[Choban300]

@LightsOut706 justin bieber?..why do u think that all the world knows some american names?...and that we even listen to that..?...dumb kid

[LightsOut706]

@Choban300 uhm once again youre pretty stupid...dont change the subject to justin bieber...i was just telling you to go listen to another quote or whatever instead of asking a stupid question like "HOW can i be WATER?" i mean seriously shut the fuck up...u dont even get what Bruce is saying...dumb fuck.

[Choban300]

@LightsOut706 i dont give a fuck what you say, spoiled American kid...dumbest nation ever, the whole world is laughing at you,...u mentioned Justin Bieber, i dont recall asking u anything, ur that stupid not to see the sarcasm...and its my fo0king choice to say what i want..even that Bruce Lee is a yellow little fuck...thats my opinion..u go listen to ur Justin Bieber and ur Lady Gaga..InTeRnEt Tough Guy...

[LightsOut706]

@Choban300 Internet tough guy ? ahha ok ? i dont see any toughness in my comments.....i bet u dont even know what u just said in that last comment of yours...and btw dont change the subject to america and music dumb ass...youre still stupid for not understanding the meaning of this video and like you would have the guts to stand up to BRUCE LEE and say he's a "yellow little fuck"...so please, save the embarrasment and shut the fuck up...you sound stupid every comment.

[Choban300]

@LightsOut706 haahhaha ha ahhahahah...are u in love in BruCe LEE? :) do u have his posters...? u jerk on him? ....yellow little fuck lover ? :)

[LightsOut706]

@Choban300 OMG wow not only do you sound EVEN MOE STUPID....but you're fucking GAY now...get the fuck outta here...

[Choban300]

@LightsOut706 go listen to justin bieber and to de nearest china town and get urself a chinesse male prostitute,,

[mikemarc92]

@Choban300 -- Go eat a dick..... fag

[Choban300]

@mikemarc92 why me ur the one that diggs sucking other peoples dicks...u gotta fetish for little yellow people or do u love sucking every kind of penis? lol

[trw45q]

...or it can craash, be water, my friend

[tokenup420]

I would rather be nothing. You cant do anything to nothing. Water has no chance against nothing.

[bep205]

he has the greatest facial expressions!!

[00Delta]

So cryptic...but cool.

[nikolayzou]

Classic Bruce Lee, awesome.

[olvoro11]

yo this come from a movie or what

[ralu4mike]

@olvoro11 it's his philosophic way of life, but the words are from one of his movies :P

[abu7zboon]

be cappuccino my friend 

[Muunnos]

I used to be a Bruce Lee fan. Now I don't fan anyone. All legends are just like anyone. We're all equal, which is good.

[ralu4mike]

@Muunnos we are all ONE which is perfect - LOVE

[broderickboyd]

Is this from "Inside the Actors Studio?"

[cuti32dayz]

Me: *Loading shotgun*

Mom: What in the world r u doin?!

Me: brb ma, I gotta go smoke these 46 mutha fuckas who disliked my nigga Bruce Lee.

Mom: Oh ok. Well have fun! :)

[SiNuEx1]

the best

[djdogjuam]

"You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put water into a kettle, it becomes the kettle. You put water on Japan, it becomes Japan."

[Sepharite]

@djdogjuam Too early man. WAY TOO EARLY!

[xHeARTtHroBx]

@Sepharite I agree...way too early..

[GhostDistortion]

@djdogjuam Not cool. You must not be from there or have ever seen the loss of life, or you're a psychopath that just doesn't care. Which is it?

@GhostDistortion all of them