Born in San Francisco and raised in British Hong Kong, Lee enrolled at the University of Washington and studied dramatic arts, philosophy, psychology, and various other subjects.
Philosophy and psychology shaped Bruce Lee’s view of life and his martial art. The following statement was under influence of Gestalt psychology.
“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”
― Bruce Lee
“I do my thing and you do your thing.
I am not in this world to live up to your expectations,
And you are not in this world to live up to mine.
You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it’s beautiful.
If not, it can’t be helped.”
― Fritz Perls, Gestalt psychology