Quotes About Mastery

If you want to read a perfect book there is only one way: write it.

Chasing the dragon is an art, you know – it must be done properly.

His ability was exceeded only by his belief in his own ability.

Magic is the art and science of forcing things to behave in ways that are not in their nature.

It can be a fearsome weapon, patience. One that few men ever learn to use. A

Perhaps for some men obedience became a habit they could not question. Or perhaps they came to define themselves by their service to a master, and chose to take the short step into death as part of something great, rather than walk the long, hard road of life in insignificance.

When you know that you know "how" to do something, you're on your way to mastering it.

Para mí dominar algo significa que el estado químico interior de uno prevalece por encima de cualquier cosa del mundo exterior.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an action, but a habit. —Aristotle

cuanto más aprendas sobre el «qué» y el «porqué», más fácil y eficaz se volverá el «cómo».

The girl worked the clutch and the gas and the brake expertly with her right foot, just as her father had taught her.

Who says we're smart?' she asked, in a tone of playful contempt. 'We never even mastered fire. We thought we did, but you see now, it has mastered us.

raise? He was outstanding in his field.

real civilization cannot exist in the absence of a certain play-element, for civilization presupposes limitation and mastery of the self, the ability not to confuse its own tendencies with the ultimate and highest goal, but to understand that it is enclosed within certain bounds freely accepted.

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

He cannot complain of a hard sentence, who is made master of his own fate.

Mit einem Worte: durch die Wissenschaftslehre kommt der Geist des Menschen zu sich selbst, und ruht von nun an auf sich selbst, ohne fremde Hülfe, und wird seiner selbst durchaus mächtig, wie der Tänzer seiner Füße, oder der Fechter seiner Hände.

psikoloji profesörü olan Jan Tonnes­vang'?n söyledi?ine göre, herkesin bir "ustal?k" duygusuna bir alanda iyi oldu?unu hissetmeye ihtiyac? var. ?nsan?n temel psikolojik ih­tiyaçlar?ndan biri bu. Bir konuda iyi oldu?unuzu hissetti?inizde ona çok daha kolay odaklanabiliyorsunuz; beceriksiz oldu?unuzu hissetti?inizde ise dikkatiniz da??l?p gidiyor.

I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music.

What is not fully understood is not possessed.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

In art the best is good enough.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.