Top 25 Masters Quotes of 638 - Page 22

Is the Master out of his mind?' she asked me. I nodded. 'And he's taking you with him?' I nodded again. 'Where?' she asked. I pointed towards the centre of the earth. 'Into the cellar?' exclaimed the old servant. 'No,' I said, 'farther down than that.

Jules Verne

Mind, Earth, Masters

He is great enough that is his own master.

Joseph Hall

Leadership, Enough, Masters

Joseph Hall (1837). “The Works of Joseph Hall: Devotional works; Miscellaneous theology”, p.76

I'm not a practicing kabbalist. I'm not a spiritual master. I'm not a rabbi. I don't - but it's part of who I am.

John Zorn

Spiritual, Who I Am, Masters

"At 60, 'Challenges Are Opportunities' For John Zorn". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 3, 2013.

We are not masters of the truth which is borne in upon us: it overpowers us.

John Lancaster Spalding

Masters

John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

In a world of bosses, you are your own master

John Grogan

Boss, World, Masters

To draw true beauty shows a master's hand.

John Dryden

Beauty, Hands, Masters

John Dryden (1861). “Poetical Works”, p.207

I was 14 or 15 when I discovered poetry, and I pretty much stopped writing prose until Master of Reality.

John Darnielle

Writing, Reality, Masters

"Lyrical Genius John Darnielle Wrote a Scary New Novel". Interview With Alexander Sammon, www.motherjones.com. February 4, 2017.

General rules have been legislated into being by past masters.

John Ciardi

Writing, Past, Masters

With RoboCop, I couldn't be happier because it's such a quality director.José Padilha is a young master.

Joel Kinnaman

Quality, Directors, Masters

Source: collider.com

You're a master on blues piano. The real deal.

Jeffrey Wright

Real, Piano, Masters

If you are not setting a trap, then you are probably walking into one. It is the mark of the master to do both at once.

Jedediah Berry

Masters, Traps, Mark

Jedediah Berry (2009). “The Manual of Detection: A Novel”, p.170, Penguin

The true masters of the art of living are already happy.

Jean Anouilh

Gratitude, Art, Masters

Punk music is perfect for me because I'm not, like, a master at any instrument.

James Paxton

Perfect, Punk, Masters

Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

This expression of abandon and surrender, of absolute trust, he reserved for the master alone.

Jack London

Expression, Surrender, Masters

Jack London, JACK LONDON (2015). “White Fang (Arcadia Classics)”, p.176, Jack London

But you speak of Master Gandalf, as if he was in a story that had come to an end.' 'Yes, we do,' said Pippin sadly. 'The story seems to be going on, but I am afraid Gandalf has fallen out of it.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Stories, Speak, Masters

J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.455, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt