Quotes About Mastery

I'm such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.

Anyone who uses more than two chords is just showing off.

The adept does not show himself;     He who shows himself's no adept.

Don't go away! Have a taste of old Monkey's rod!

the only way to truly conquer something, as every great philosopher and geneticist will tell you, is to love it.

The art of the hero wasn't about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn't an issue.

Running is the same way. Learn it wrong, and you'll never know how good it can feel.

a runner or a boxer who doesn't know how to swim, or cannot climb, is not strong in a complete manner.

The art of the hero wasn't about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn't an issue. You

Daredevils aren't the answer; spinal rehab wards are full of daredevils. Fearlessness doesn't really help, either: when your car breaks down, you don't want the mechanic to say, 'I've never done this before, but I'm willing to die trying.' What you want to hear is 'Don't worry. This is right up my alley.' Heroism isn't some mysterious inner virtue, the Greeks believed; it's a collection of skills that every man and woman can master so that in a pinch, they can become a Protector.

The ancient Greeks knew this; their entire culture was built on the premise that everyone is tinged with a touch of the godly. To be a hero, you had to learn how to think, run, fight, and talk—even eat, sleep, and crawl—like a hero.

The art of the hero wasn't about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn't an issue. You weren't supposed to go down for a good cause; the goal was to figure out a way not to go down at all.

The art of the hero wasn't about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn't an issue. You weren

Heroism isn't some mysterious inner virtue, the Greeks believed; it's a collection of skills that every man and woman can master so that in a pinch, they can become a Protector.

a boy learns better what he teaches himself....

Technical skill is mastery of complexity, while creativity is mastery of simplicity.

Every artist has thousands of bad drawings in them and the only way to get rid of them is to draw them out.

A SWORD IS NEVER A KILLER, IT IS A TOOL IN THE KILLER'S HANDS." —Seneca

Pain is a weapon in the hands of who understands it. It is a fuel to the engine of who capitalises

No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.

Sneaking in and out of places was a skill that Han had mastered at a young age. All his life, people had been trying to keep him inside places he didn't want to be, or out of places he needed to get into.

In any of the arts, you never stop learning.

If you're not really into something, you don't put the time in, so you don't get good at it. Passion is the key to everyone's gifts.

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