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Masters Quotes - Page 15

He who is not master of his own thoughts is not accountable for his own deeds.

He who is not master of his own thoughts is not accountable for his own deeds.

Victor Hugo, A. Baillot, Alfred Barbou (1892*). “Victor Hugo's Works”

We feed it [Resistance] with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer Resistance.

Steven Pressfield (2002). “The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles”, p.16, Black Irish Entertainment LLC

Faith is believing in the impossible because we have a God who is master of impossible.

"Plotting goodness together: An interview with Shane Claiborne". Interview with Jonathan Merritt, religionnews.com. May 22, 2013.

Be the master of your will but the servant of your conscience.

Robin Sharma (2016). “The Robin Sharma Pack”, p.240, Jaico Publishing House

In a mature society, 'civil servant' is semantically equal to 'civil master.'

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.228, Penguin

To be able to choose between proprietary software packages is to be able to choose your master. Freedom means not having a master.

"The Free Software Movement and the Future of Freedom". Richard Stallman's lecture in Zagreb, Croatia, fsfe.org. March 9, 2006.

We cling to the letter because the spirit is so much harder to master.

Rachel Held Evans (2012). “A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband 'Master'”, p.140, Thomas Nelson Inc

I prefer the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.

Quoted in Paul F. Boller, Jr., and Ronald L. Davis, Hollywood Anecdotes (1988)

Why are most chess masters under 30?

"In Silicon Valley, age can be a curse" by Andrew S. Ross, www.sfgate.com. August 20, 2013.

I abhor the supreme folly of those who blame the disciples of nature in defiance of those masters who were themselves her pupils

Leonardo Da Vinci (2015). “Thoughts on Art and Life: "Behind the Genius"”, p.118, eKitap Projesi

We should make virtue our master, not our servant.

Josh Billings (1870). “Josh Billings on Ice, and Other Things”, p.144

The work of a master reeks not of the sweat of the brow - suggests no effort - and is finished from its beginning.

James M. Whistler (2012). “The Gentle Art of Making Enemies”, p.100, Courier Corporation

Now I am master of Shanghai.

"America Views China: American Images of China Then and Now". Book by Jonathan Goldstein, p. 19, 1991.