For A Moment
By Bruce Lee

For a moment
The surrounding utters no sound.
Time ceases.
The Paradise of Dreams come true.

— from: Bruce Lee: Artist of Life. Edited by John Little. Tuttle Publishing. Vermont, 1999.

Bruce Lee (November 1940 – 20 July 1973) was a Hong Kong American martial artist, Hong Kong action film actor, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and the founder of Jeet Kune Do.

Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen. He is widely considered by critics, media and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time, and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. He initially trained in Wing Chun and Boxing, but later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favouring instead the use of techniques from various sources, which he called Jeet Kune Do (The Way of the Intercepting Fist).

He is noted for his roles in five feature-length films: Lo Wei’s The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; Warner Brothers’ Enter the Dragon (1973) and The Game of Death (1973), both directed by Robert Clouse.