(41 quotes found)
“The mastery of the turn is the story of how aviation became practical as a means of transportation. It is the story of how the world became small.”
William Langewiesche
“We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways”
Clarence Day
“And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.”
Bible
“Those who prefer their English sloppy have only themselves to thank if the advertisement writer uses his mastery of the vocabulary and syntax to mislead their weak minds.”
Dorothy L. Sayers
“Be ok with anything and everything will be ok.”
Damian Cutillo
“Mastery of Self: A noble aim, impossible to grasp perfectly. The Hero: self, the embodiment of diligence. The Enemy: self, its laziest form of me. The struggle: continual. I cannot win, for I lack the strength to best my quality. However, by God's mercy, I'm enabled to make right choices and partake in all-encompassing Victory.”
Natasha Vanderlinden
“We all teach students a massive body of material to get some sort of mastery of it, pass a judgement, and defend it.”
William Scott
“A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a mountain, gaining new and wider views, discovering unexpected connections between our starting points and its rich environment. But the point from which we started out still exists and can be seen, although it appears smaller and forms a tiny part of our broad view gained by the mastery of the obstacles on our adventurous way up.”
Albert Einstein
“This is not mastery. You don't have to ace this test.”
Greg Hall
