Mastery Quotes · Page 11

True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.

— Robert Greene

If you can win complete mastery over self, you will easily master all else. To triumph over self is the perfect victory.

— Thomas a Kempis

The progressive development of man [has as its] ultimate purpose the complete mastery of mind over the material world.

— Nikola Tesla

Mastery is not a question of genetics of luck, but of following your natural inclinations and the deep desires that stirs you…

— Robert Greene

Happiness is not the whole aim of education. A man must be independent in his powers and character; able to work and…

— Maria Montessori

Mastery... is to work toward simplicity; replace complex technology with knowledge, hard work, and skill.

— Yvon Chouinard

Courage, hard work, self-mastery, and intelligent effort are all essential to successful life.

— Theodore Roosevelt

The will to mastery becomes all the more urgent the more technology threatens to slip from human control

— Martin Heidegger

The photograph isolates and perpetuates a moment of time: an important and revealing moment, or an unimportant and meaningless one, depending upon…

— Edward Weston

Mastery, I learned, was not something genetic, or for a lucky few. It is something we can all attain if get rid…

— Robert Greene

No doubt, the White House thinks the American people know Obama's story. But since the Inauguration, we've seen only the president's present:…

— Dee Dee Myers

The thing that I've always been a little bit jealous of is a complete, a total giving to one form, like a…

— Oneohtrix Point Never

“To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if…

— Anonymous

“Being alone will show you who you really are, and if you cannot get-on positively as the sole master of your space…

— Bryant McGill

Every great work of art should be considered like any work of nature. First of all from the point of view of…

— Amedeo Modigliani

Mastery means responsibility, ability to respond in real time to the need of the moment. Intuitive or inspired living means not just…

— Stephen Nachmanovitch

Though nihilism has been relentlessly criticized for overemphasizing the dark side of human experience, it might be equally true that this overemphasis…

— John Marmysz

When I rest I feel utterly lifeless except that my throat burns when I draw breath... I can scarcely go on. No…

— Reinhold Messner

I sometimes still go out hunting for bad weather, flying low in simple airplanes to explore the inner reaches of the clouds.…

— William Langewiesche

All through it, I have known myself to be quite undeserving. And yet I have had the weakness, and have still the…

— Charles Dickens

The mind is incredible. Once you've gained mastery over it, channeling its powers positively for your purposes, you can do anything. I…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

He walked on without resting. He had a terrible longing for some distraction, but he did not know what to do, what…

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

Awareness by itself is not enough: it must be joined by mastery. We need gradually to develop a steering ability to keep…

— Piero Ferrucci

There is a certain point of unity within the self, and between the self and its world, certain complicity and magnetic mating,…

— Michael Novak

What use is it to endure the Dutch Rubs and Indian Rope Burns that are politics if you can't obtain mastery over…

— Anonymous

What's the good of having mastery over cosmic balance and knowing the secrets of fate if you can't blow something up?

— Terry Pratchett

The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.

— Bruce Lee

Biotech and geo engineering have the same mindset, of engineering, of power, of control, of mastery of nature.

— Vandana Shiva

Mastery, on the other hand, is being present with what is occurring, staying with it from beginning to end.

— Anonymous

All practical teachers know that education is a patient process of mastery of details, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by…

— Alfred North Whitehead

Self-mastery is the challenge of transforming yourself from own worst enemy into your greatest ally.

— Wes Fesler

“Begging is much more difficult than it looks. Contrary to popular belief, it’s a high art form that takes years of dedicated…

— Sol Luckman

It is one thing to own a woman, and it is another to have her within the bonds of an excellent mastery.

— John Norman

You cannot attain # mastery by patterning yourself after another or by following custom or tradition. Sheep do that. Masters and leaders…

— Roger McDonald

I take my fundamental cue from John Coltrane that says there must be a priority of integrity, honesty, decency, and mastery of…

— Cornel West

There are no limits to your possibilities! Your successes will multiply and increase in proportion to your mastery of the law.

— Roger McDonald

The quality of your practice is ultimately measured by its effect on the quality of your life. In other words, mastery in…

— Rod Stryker

Gratitude drives happiness. Happiness boosts Productivity. Productivity reveals mastery. And mastery inspires the world.

— Robin Sharma

Demonstration of mastery gives a feeling of power and that feeling of power is a good feeling.

— Siri Hustvedt

We are often raised as dependents then given over to teachers. It's experience and exploration that can transform us and lead to…

— Robert Greene