Ed Parker Quotes

If we develop the force of will, we shall find that we do not need the force of arms.

Self confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.

I admire people who have that integrity, who know how to peacefully move through a situation - and it's reflected in how they deal with things like loss.

It's disheartening to read the really negative stuff, but at the same time, I know who I am, and I'm comfortable with myself.

Having a superpower has nothing to do with the ability to fly or jump, or superhuman strength. The truest superpowers are the ones we all possess: willpower, integrity, and most importantly, courage.

You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't you let 'em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change...

If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.

Who has courage to say no again and again to desires, to despise the objects of ambition, who is a whole in himself, smoothed and rounded.

I don't need to fight / To prove I'm right / I don't need to be forgiven

I am beneath or above no one. When I am independent of the good or bad opinion of others, I stand strong in my own divine power.

While they flail about, you will remain calm in the knowledge that you possess strength from within.

When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.

When you are genuinely strong, you neither attack nor defend and so retain your energy.

I was not offended, my love. An insult is like a drink; it affects one only if accepted. And pride is too heavy baggage for my journey.

If we feel inwardly strong, we will have no need or desire to speak ill of others.

When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right

You don’t always have to smack people in the face with how strong you are

The greatest possession is self-possession.

There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.

Having a thick skin doesn't mean that you're hard or harsh. I was lucky because I was born with a thick skin. That doesn't mean that things don't bother me, but you have to keep it in perspective.

I've gotten into two fights since I've begun studying the martial arts, and each time, I was worried I'd kill the guy. One of my teachers always told me I had good power but bad control.

A true man never frets about his place in the world, but just slides into it by the gravitation of his nature, and swings there as easily as a star.

That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.

I really don't care what people think of me. I've got my family. I've got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don't go around thumping people.

You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you.