Quotes about Mastery

The soul seeks to retain its authority and move independently, while the spirit strives to possess and master everything for the maintenance of God's authority.

We have neglected the truth that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.

The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

When the bright angel dominates, out comes a great work of art, a Michelangelo David or a Beethoven symphony.

The product of the head, heart and hand is a thing to be loved.

You want to stick with one sport and master one thing and be good, yeah, you might be able to go to more combines, but the life experiences and athleticism you get from playing three sports or whatever will stick with you and help you progress.

Learn the rule like a pro so you can break them like an artist.

How can you develop such an urge? By constantly reminding yourself how important these principles are to you. Picture to yourself how their mastery will aid you in leading a richer, fuller, happier and more fulfilling life. Say to yourself over and over: 'My popularity, my happiness and sense of worth depend to no small extent upon my skill in dealing with people.

To train means arranging our life around those practices that enable us to do what we cannot now do by direct effort. The point of training is to receive power, so we arrange our life around practices through which we get power.

Disciplines are activities that are in our power and that enable us to do what we cannot do by direct effort.