Quotes About Mastery

One can never truly master the art of driving, because no journey is ever exactly the same," Scythe Curie told her. "But once you've gained proficiency, it can be rewarding—freeing, even.

It's like art, you know? Picasso had to prove to the world he can paint the right way, before he goes putting both eyes on one side of a face, and noses stickin' outta kneecaps and stuff. See, if you paint wrong because that's the best you can do, you just a chump. But you do it because you want to? Then you're an artist.

One can never truly master the art of driving, because no journey is ever exactly the same.

es el miedo terrible que se apodera de todos los grandes artistas y que les hace desear ardientemente apropiarse de todos los medios de expresión, para que las vacilaciones de la mano jamás alteren los órdenes del espíritu; para que por fin la ejecución, la ejecución ideal, se vuelva tan inconsciente, tan fluida como la digestión para el cerebro del hombre sano que acaba de cenar.

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Any asshole can chase a skirt, art takes discipline.

What's genius? I don't know but I do know that the difference between a madman and a professional is that a pro does as well as he can within what he has set out to do and a madman does exceptionally well at what he can't help doing.

To do a dull thing with style-now that's what I call art.

I'm not usually good, but when i am, i'm goddamn good.

Well, I asked him. I said, 'Master, what can I do to make my work better?'" "No shit?" "No shit." "What'd he say?" "He said, 'I can't tell you anything about your work. You must do it all by yourself.'" "Ha.

wonders of domination can be accomplished by the overwhelming and single-minded application of force

Stupid people go to college butsmart people own them....

I can play any instrument if you give me 20 minutes.

Sometimes, you know how good certain people are and then you actually get to see them have the kind of matches you know they can have in front of an audience that isn't used to seeing that. Then, in a few minutes the audience is on the edge of their seats, just through the sheer craftsmanship of their abilities.

The common misconception is that as an actress you have to learn what you're doing. No, you just have to make the audience think you've learned it.

I modeled my work after contemporary masters of art house cinema but felt my voice was missing.

We didn't make no mistakes. We didn't make no mistakes.

Eggplants are finicky, complicated, and often misunderstood. If you know how to treat one well, then it shows that you have know-how and dedication.

I am a huge mixed martial arts practitioner.

This is mixed martial arts, so you have to be good at everything.

Mixed martial arts or whatever you want to call it, it is still martial arts.

Miles Davis and Felonious Monk, they're both great artists who enhance things.

I'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.

I learned to yodel pretty well. It took me a few months, but I eventually perfected it.