231 Quotes About Mastery

There is no great person in history who gained mastery in a particular skill without first investing so much time into perfecting that skill.

He (Anwar Sadat) records that he was almost loathe to leave his prison cell because it was there that he realized that real success is success with self. It’s not in having things, but in having mastery, having victory over self.

Your realization of your being better than someone at something is not an invitation for you to advise them on that thing.

You must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in love with your work … You must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. That’s the secret of success.

To become a master at any skill, it takes the total effort of your: heart, mind, and soul working together in tandem.

If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.

All of the great mastermind thinkers throughout history have known that we become our thoughts.

If you are not willing to be a fool, you can't become a master.

Liberace was certainly master and commander of the ivories ~ he is the only pianist I can watch or listen to without suffering a case of 'Stagefright Sympathy Sickness'.