Quotes About Mastery

Practice makes the master.

I hate nothing more than doing things badly.

The Chancellor looked down at the empty table for a minute. Then he shrugged, looked up, and gave a surprisingly jaunty smile. "All in favor of admitting first-term Kvothe's reckless use of sympathy as proof of mastery of basic principles of sympathy vote by show of hands.

Too many people think speed is the hallmark of a good musician.

Los nombres dan forma al mundo, y un hombre que puede pronunciarlos va camino del poder.

The point of all of this is control. First you must have control of yourself. Then you can gain control of your surroundings. Then you gain control of whoever stands against you. This is the Lethani.

Excellence is excellence's only companion.

I hate nothing so much as doing a thing badly.

Names reflect true understanding of a thing, and when you truly understand a thing you have power over it.

You need to learn your letters before you can write. You need to learn the fingerings on the strings before you play and sing.

La excelencia es la única compañera de la excelencia.

When I arrived, Kilvin was in the process of bending a twisted length of iron rod into what I could only assume was a more desirable shape.

Things we understand we can try to control".

For he knew the name of the wind, and so the wind obeyed him. He spoke to the wind and it cradled and caressed him.

He did not despair. For he knew the name of the wind, and so the wind obeyed him.

the finest song ever written for fifteen fingers.

This is why there are so few true musicians. A lot of folks can sing or saw out a tune on a fiddle. A music box can play a song flawlessly, again and again. But knowing the notes isn't enough. You have to know how to play them. Speed comes with time and practice, but timing you are born with. You have it or you don't.

Suffice to say she was impressive, though obviously still learning. She struck a few bad notes, but didn't flinch or cringe away from them. As they say, a jeweler knows the uncut gem. And I am. And she was. And so.

So Taborlin fell, but he did not despair. For he knew the name of the wind, and so the wind obeyed him. He

Whatever the art or whatever the craft - and make a note of this before you go - talent means next to nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.

talent means nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.

Estaba comenzando a notar otra sensación para la que no tenía nombre. Se sentía dueño de su vida. Ya no volvería a ser un esclavo.

The only real success is when you've done something well.

Imagine knowing that you're good at something, so good that the world would be in awe of you if they could see your work, and then keeping yourself a secret from the world.