Quotes About Mastery

The Muslim does not feel dwarfed by the immensities of nature because he knows himself to be the viceregent of God standing upright in the midst of such immensities. We, though small in stature, see the stars; they do not see us. We hold them within our consciousness and measure them in accordance with our knowledge; they know us not. We master them in their courses. Immensity cannot know itself; only in human consciousness can such a concept exist.

somebody gets better the more you do it. You might think an old

Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that's easy. What's hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.

The city is not merely a repository of pleasures. It is the stage on which we fight our battles, where we act out the drama of our own lives. It can enhance or corrode our ability to cope with everyday challenges. It can steal our autonomy or give us the freedom to thrive. It can offer a navigable environment, or it can create a series of impossible gauntlets that wear us down daily. The messages encoded in architecture and systems can foster a sense of mastery or helplessness.

Programming in machine code is like eating with a toothpick.

I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out. I don't believe in just sitting down and trying to dream it all up yourself. Nobody's that smart.

Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget all that crap and just play.

First you learn the instrument, then you learn the music, then you forget all that s**t and just play.

The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master- something that at time strangely wills and works for itself.

Skill Pill - Any practice or substance that shortens the time required to master a skill or subject.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. —Bruce Lee

In this business it takes time to be really good - and by that time, you're obsolete.

When you finally achieve a modus vivendi with your kitchen, you have been acculturated. You have learned a way of life.

It turns out you have to be an apprentice in this world.

Excel in your field: Whatever you do, try to be the best at it. There is too much mediocrity all around and we have learnt to live with it. However, awesomeness has no place for mediocrity. And do not confuse excellence with elitism. Being excellent at your work is different from considering yourself superior to others.

The best way to sound like you know what you're talking about is to know what you're talking about.

Golf is a four-letter word.

The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life what you learned this afternoon.

Amateurs work until they get it right. Professionals work until they can't get it wrong.

The best carpenters make the fewest chips.

Good workmen never quarrel with their tools...

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off of you.

In Japanese swordsmanship, it is not uncommon to speak of a unity of mind, body, and sword.

Whatever we try to control ends up controlling us