Quotes About Mastery

He's seeing my soul, my fears, my fragility, my inability to deal with a world which i pretend to master, but about which I know nothing

The great wisdom of life is to realize that we can be the master of the things that try to enslave us.

But the great wisdom of life is to realize that we can be the masters of the things that try to enslave us

Each arrow leaves a memory in your heart, and it is the sum of those memories that will make you shoot better and better.

We do not tolerate weakness at StrongFirst. You do not have a weak arm and a strong arm—but a strong and a stronger one.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

the secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. to know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Darkness and anger, when combined, are their own master.

Have you ever realised that if a person can make you angry, that person actually controls you.

I was born to argue... I don't know why. I mean, from arguing with my teachers and, on occasions, my parents. I think I've mastered the art of argument at a fairly young age.

It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.

The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them

First be a magnificent artist and then you can do whatever, but the art must be first.

As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.

Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.

Whether it's horses or whatever it is you do, it doesn't become an art until your soul goes into what you do.

Art is an absolute mistress; she will not be coquetted with or slighted; she requires the most entire self-devotion, and she repays with grand triumphs.

Kung fu lives in everything we do. It lives in how we put on a jacket and how we take off a jacket. It lives in how we treat people. Everything is kung fu.

The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions.

I am just beginning to understand what it is to paint. A painter should have two lives, one in which to learn, and one in which to practice his art.

The art of medicine cannot be inherited, nor can it be copied from books

No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.

If you don't care about losing, you will focus on technique.

All great works of art are trophies of victorious struggle.