Bruce Lee held that it was man's mind - the
creative faculty - that separates our species from all other
life forms. Consequently, it was only when man applied his
defining attribute to life issues that he would be
envisioning and fulfilling his goals and realizing his
ambitions. A successful society, then, is one in which man's
creativity is allowed to flourish, thereby allowing new
approaches to situations to manifest, new directions to be
explored and new data to be integrated into our existing
knowledge banks. The Bruce Lee Educational Foundation takes
ideas seriously for ideas are a man's defining attribute -
allowing him to create his future and to define his own
existence - rather than have to simply follow the herd or
live the same day over and over again for the rest of his
life. And, by extension, ideas are a touchstone of a
nation's potential for success.
As Bruce Lee pointed out, the reason that America was as
successful as she is, was because of the value she placed on
the role of ideas of her citizens.