Begging is much more difficult than it looks. Contrary to popular belief, it’s a high art form that takes years of dedicated practice to master.
Pretending to care what men think is an art. It takes moments to learn, but lifetimes to master. I’d like to believe I’m an expert.
Most humans turn away from God simply for the privilege of deluding themselves into thinking they are the masters of their own destiny.
The attitude of independence toward a constructed language which all national speakers must adopt is really a great advantage, because it tends to make man see himself as the master of language instead of its obedient servant.
I was born to argue... I don't know why. I mean, from arguing with my teachers and, on occasions, my parents. I think I've mastered the art of argument at a fairly young age.
Bruce Lee was very famous. I watched his movies and he is amazing. He is a martial arts master, his philosophy, his movement, both physically and mentally, were very strong.
Learning how to interact with customers is something that anyone starting any business must master. It's an amazing opportunity to be able to learn the ropes at an established company and then employ your expertise at your own company.
I was going to be an architect. I graduated with a degree in architecture and I had a scholarship to go back to Princeton and get my Masters in architecture. I'd done theatricals in college, but I'd done them because it was fun.
Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work on mastering the art of complaint.
Has the painter not always gone to an art school, or at least to an established master, for instruction? And the composer, the sculptor, the architect? Then why not the writer? Good poets, like good hybrid corn, are both born and made.
Political consultants are pugilists, masters in the dark art of negativity. Which is why it's surprising to hear Democrats such as Steve McMahon and Republicans like Rich Galen urging their presidential candidates to be more, well, positive.
A man might as well hope to fight a swarm of flies with a sword as to master his own thoughts when they are set on by the devil.
Politics was at once clinical and human, driven by principles and passions that he (the leader) had to master and harness for the good of the whole.
It's only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work
I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work.
A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
To an untrained eye, need and love were as easily mistaken for each other as the real master's painting and a forgery.
If my Master is lost, I'll find him. I'll lead him back to himself, because to serve doesn't always mean to follow.
My heartfelt appreciation goes out to Jan Zwicky, Don McKay, John Barton, Barry Dempster, Carolyn Forché and Elizabeth Philips for their masterful eyes and minds.
You don’t need a Master’s in Theology to love people.
My Master had power and law on his side; I had a determined will. There is might in each.
