Hi Steven, this is a quote by Bruce Lee. Hear it on http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2uovh_bruce-lee-ybe-water-my-friendy_people "Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." Bruce Lee was a great martial artist but he was also a great person. The man exuded intelligence, confidence, and compassion. He definitely relied on his philosophical background and his martial arts lifestyle to project wisdom. Bruce believed in maintaining proper weight through dietary means. He was also a strong advocate of physical fitness. The statement and video above highlight the wisdom of the man; the interpretation of the words is based on the individual absorbing the information.