Quotes About Mastery

If you understand the universe, you control it, in a way.

An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.

The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.

The notion that every well educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities.

UNIX always presumes you know what you're doing. You're the human being, after all, and it is a mere operating system.

Not having to compensate for always being at a size disadvantage allows me to unleash all of my skills.

I'm very good at what I do, and I don't turn my hand to something unless I'm very good at it, frankly.

As far as pacing the shoot is concerned, I know when I've got it. I don't think there's any reason to take ten takes unless you need them.

The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.

How do you play someone in a movie? How do you do that? It's impossible - unless you know how. How do you cut somebody open and take out their appendix and sew them back up and watch them get well? That's impossible - unless you know how.

You don't get to be a good screenwriter unless you do 20, 30 drafts: fact.

Male mastery in marriage is a social illusion, nurtured by women exhorting their creations to play and walk. At the emotional heart of every marriage is a pietà of mother and son.

Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.

You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.

A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.

Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.

Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.

Skill follows the rules, talent breaks the rules, mastery shatters the rules, but genius makes its own rules.

A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.

A bird is born knowing how to fly, but has to learn to conquer the skies.

I've been working on my ground game, my jiu jitsu, and my standup as well. Those are areas where I feel like really needs to be cleaned up and areas I know that I can get better.

What is John Arriaga's circle of competence? Is it real estate? No! Is it U.S. real estate? No! Is it California real estate? No! Northern California real estate? No! Only real estate around Stanford. His circle of competence is this small.

I feel like that I'm learning all the time. I'm learning from new artists, from established artists... every time I listen to '70s rock 'n' roll records, I'm learning. And I think that I'm just now starting to get a hold on what I do.

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.