Quotes About Mastery

It was cruel, though, to want to, and tempting, so I'd become an expert at almost.

Dying is also an art and just like any other art it must be learned.

Macht zit helemaal in je geest. Dat weet ik omdat ik de moeite heb genomen onderzoek te doen. Maar jij moppert maar wat aan met dingen die je niet begrijpt... Ik noem mezelf liever "sjamanes". - Claire

The more I researched Alger, the more I believed "bootstrapping" was a story line emerging out of the ashes of Alger's own personal shame for his pedophilia and the trauma he inflicted on others. His life story morphed from his longing for young boys into the ultimate story of young boys' exerting mastery over the adults and the world around them, perhaps his own identification with his powerless victims.

The same people who struggle to save the snail-darter bless the pill, worry about hunting deer and defend abortion. Reverence for nature, mastery of naturewhichever is convenient. The principle of contradiction has been repealed.

Women are to be conquered, subdued, the way a mountaineer conquers a peak or a matador slays a bull.

Might have a couple of kinks to work through," Hale admitted then reached for her hand. As soon as he touched her, Kat knew there was no such thing as curses. People make and break their own fortunes--they are the masters of their own fate. And right then Kat wouldn't have changed a thing.

We are students of a twelve-year-old ninja. And we have a lot to learn.

Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success.

Nothing can rival the incredible rush the act of creation brings. Of crafting something you know is destined to be great for all time.

El hambre epistolar es un arte, y yo aspiro a alcanzar la excelencia.

A dog among the masters, the most masterly of the dogs.

If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it.

I didn't know so well chess theory, the theory of chess openings. And so, of course I knew the theory, but not on the level of the best players, so this was my... this was always my weakness.

The MC has to be just that, a master in control. They can show no signs of weakness.

I don't think, as a player, I have a weakness on the field. I've done a great job of becoming good at everything, so I think that's what separates me.

A shinobi embodies an archetype that is able to use everything at their disposal. They don't pick a fighting style; they use every means and everything they can get their hands on. They exploit every weakness.

Just trying not to have a weakness in any part of my game - that's always been the approach in all aspects of my game: when the team needs me to run block, needs me to pass block, whether it comes naturally or not.

I want to be one of those players who you watch on film and say, 'Where's the weakness?'

The hardest batsman to get out. I think Sachin, technically, didn't have a weakness.

I am getting better at facing the bouncers, as I know opposition tries to use those as a weapon against me. Yet, no one is perfect, and he takes time to master a particular thing.

Swing is my main weapon.

I want to be able to do more of my own stunts and really be proficient with my weapons.

Henri Hooft has made my hands and feet deadly weapons.