Master Quotes

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Though the artist must remain master of his craft, the surface, at times raised to the highest pitch of loveliness, should transmit to the beholder… — Alfred Sisley
A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years. — Lysander Spooner
The single despot stands out in the face of all men, and says: I am the State: My will is law: I am your master:… — Lysander Spooner
I will never master this craft. Orchestras are very, very forthcoming with me. — David Ogden Stiers
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself. — W. Clement Stone
An MC is somebody who can control the crowd. An MC is a master of ceremonies so not only can you say your rap, you… — Ice T
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if… — Hunter S. Thompson
Thinking is a wonderful tool if it's applied. Thinking, however, can not become the master. Thinking is a very bad master. If you're dominated by… — Eckhart Tolle
I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full… — Desmond Tutu
Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths… — Morihei Ueshiba
Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking. — Bill Vaughan
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. — George Washington
It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion. — Rebecca West
Anybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in about 15 minutes. — Bradley Whitford
Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse. — Cassandra Wilson
An Enlightened Master is ideal only if your goal is to become a Benighted Slave. — Robert Anton Wilson
Art is expression; what is expressed is often the vision of a subtle and powerful soul, and also his experience with his vision; and however… — George Edward Woodberry
'Think simple' as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first… — Frank Lloyd Wright
I'll never be Bob Dylan. He's the master. — Neil Young
Before the professionalization of architecture in the nineteenth century, it was standard for an aspiring mason or carpenter to begin his apprenticeship at fourteen and… — Martin Filler

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