David Carradine Kung Fu Quotes

David Carradine was a legendary actor and martial artist who starred in the popular TV series, Kung Fu. His character Kwai Chang Caine became an iconic figure in martial arts culture, and he inspired many with his wisdom and quotes. In honor of his legacy, here are the top 99 David Carradine Kung Fu quotes:

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”
“The only way to change the world is to make a little noise.”
“Fear is the only darkness.”
“The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness; only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest.”
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
“The mind is like a fertile garden in which anything that is planted, flowers or weeds, will grow.”
“The journey is the reward.”
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
“The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.”
“The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style.”
“Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement.”
“The highest art is the art of living an ordinary life in an extraordinary manner.”
“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.”
“The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.”
“You cannot see what I see, because you see what you see. You cannot know what I know, because you know what you know. What I see and what I know cannot be added to what you see and what you know, because they are not of the same kind.”
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
“To be wrong is nothing unless you remember it all the time.”
“A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action.”
“If you don’t change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
“The warrior’s greatest weapon is his mind.”
“It is not enough to have knowledge, one must also apply it.”
“If you want to change the world, change yourself.”
“The teacher is the student and the student is the teacher.”
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
“The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do.”
“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.”
“The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”
“The only way to have a good day is to start it with a positive attitude.”
“The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the story you keep telling yourself that you can’t achieve it.”
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
“The best revenge is massive success.”
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”
“Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true.”
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
“The only way to have a good life is to stop worrying about it and start living it.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”
“The only way to have a good day is to start it with a positive attitude.”
“The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the story you keep telling yourself that you can’t achieve it.”
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
“The best revenge is massive success.”
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”
“Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true.”
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”