Quotes About Mastery

singing the songs of the old masters. Fats Waller's 'Ain't That A Shame', Chuck Berry's

If there's something to steal, I steal it! — PICASSO

The masters, the ones who succeed tremendously and set the standard for others, are those who master the details.

There was a delicate, transient point somewhere between too much alcohol and too little where her pool skills absolutely peaked.

WHEN YOUR WORLD is small, you learn every inch of it. You can trace it in the dark; you navigate it in your sleep.

The master swordsman isn't interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art.

It was all there. I wanted to live in this land. I had to live there, and master the language.

The expert at anything was once a beginner.

When you are learning how to do something, you do not have to worry about whether or not you are good at it. But when you have done something, have learned how to do it, you are not safe any more. Being an expert opens you up to judgement.

Being a novice is safe. When you are learning how to do something, you do not have to worry about whether or not you are good at it. But when you have done something, have learned how to do it, you are not safe any more. Being an expert opens you up to judgement.

I know how to do this, I thought. I am good, at least, at this. I know all the steps to this dance

When you are learning how to do something, you do not have to worry about whether or not you are good at it. But when you have done something, have learned how to do it, you are not safe any more.

Anyone who did not master conspiratorial techniques was considered a kustar' – an amateur; amateurism was anathema to Ulyanov and he was obsessive in eradicating

To overlearn means to continue to study and memorize well past the point of initial mastery, so that one attains automatic recall. The term figures prominently in this section and reappears in the first paragraph of section III of this chapter.

And the more you do, the better you'll get.

Practice the basics. Run through your presentation again and again. Make sure you know it cold, so you can perform it on autopilot; that way you can turn some of your focus to reading the room instead of having to think about every word you are saying.

Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.

Vos 10 000 premières photographies seront les pires.

Tus primeras 10.000 fotos serán tus peores fotos.

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.

To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success.

If your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

Man is the only creature that dares to light a fire and live with it. The reason? Because he alone has learned to put it out.