Master Quotes

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When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day. — V.S. Naipaul
A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want to see everything. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The aphorism in which I am the first master among Germans, are the forms of 'eternity'; my ambition is to say in ten sentences what… — Friedrich Nietzsche
A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat… — Kwame Nkrumah
Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we are unfortunate, and in disobeying the other we are fools. — Blaise Pascal
Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered by it. — James Cash Penney
The best leaders... almost without exception and at every level, are master users of stories and symbols. — Tom Peters
Also, this is what a pregnant Busy Philipps does in her free time, I'm taking master fondant cake decorating class with Anna from 'Ace of… — Busy Philipps
I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That's my job. I want to make them happy. — Joaquin Phoenix
The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is… — Tariq Ramadan
We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in giving. Fasting requires that we rediscover all that is… — Tariq Ramadan
It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man… — Ayn Rand
Only the liberation of the natural capacity for love in human beings can master their sadistic destructiveness. — Wilhelm Reich
All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences with the introduction of the dancing master. — Joshua Reynolds
The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray… — Samuel Richardson
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people… — Tony Robbins
It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, than to be a master in the truth, because a false philosophy… — George Santayana
There is no self-knowledge but an historical one. No one knows what he himself is who does not know his fellow men, especially the most… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
I feel so entirely in my element with a full orchestra; even if my mortal enemies were marshalled before me, I could lead them, master… — Robert Schumann
I crave ideas, and when an idea hits me, it grips me and it tortures me until I master it. — Gene Simmons

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