Masters Quotes

2836 Masters quotes by 1740 unique authors

Henry James was our master of periphrasis -- the fine art of saying as little as possible in the greatest number of words. — Edward Abbey
I firmly believe, that before many centuries more, science will be the master of man. The engines he will have invented will be beyond his… — Henry Adams
Speaking of myself, I was made to realize long ago that the old trade union was utterly incompetent to deal successfully with the exploiting corporations… — Eugene V. Debs
The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class had all to gain and nothing… — Eugene V. Debs
Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life. — Carl Rogers
Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves. Free choice among a wide variety of goods and services does not signify… — Herbert Marcuse
Society is undergoing a silent revolution, which must be submitted to, and which takes no more notice of the human existences it breaks down than… — Karl Marx
Walter Benjamin knew that the break in tradition and loss of authority which occurred in his lifetime were irreparable, and he concluded that he had… — Hannah Arendt
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets. — Aristophanes
In peace and prosperity states and individuals have better sentiments, because they do not find themselves suddenly confronted with imperious necessities; but war takes away… — Thucydides
Maybe I have to work a bit harder on clay. It's a challenge and I've always liked challenges. Whether I will ever win the French… — Lleyton Hewitt
Whenever a man can get hold of numbers, they are invaluable: if correct, they assist in informing his own mind, but they are still more… — Charles Babbage
There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work. — Debbie Allen
He who wishes to become a master of color must see, feel, and experience each individual color in its endless combinations with all other colors. — Johannes Itten
In a mature society, 'civil servant' is semantically equal to 'civil master.' — Robert A. Heinlein
I've known people who have not mastered their tools who are good programmers, but not a tool master who remained a mediocre programmer. — Kent Beck
Art stands on the shoulders of craft, which means that to get to the art, you must master the craft. — Ann Patchett
When you go to a church and you see the pastor of that church with a philosophy and a program that's designed to bring black… — Malcolm X
His master’s pain was his pain. And it hurt him more for his master to be sick than for him to be sick himself. When… — Malcolm X
Since I will be no one's slave, I will be no one's master. — Jim Rohn
When the voice and the vision on the inside is more profound, and more clear and loud than all opinions on the outside, you've begun… — Dr. John
The demons are innumerable, arrive at the most inappropriate times and create panic and terror... but I have learned that if I can master the… — Ingmar Bergman
I am not a master-class director. I am not a teacher. I am a coach. I dont have a methodology. Each actor is different. And… — Sam Mendes
O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet. Only let me make my life simple and straight, like a flute of reed for… — Rabindranath Tagore
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but… — Democritus

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