75 Inspirational Quotes About Mastery (SUCCESS)

Top 10 Most Famous Quotes About Mastery (BEST)

“Those qualities that separate us are often ridiculed by others or criticized by teachers. Because of these judgments, we might see our strengths as disabilities and try to work around them in order to fit in. But anything that is peculiar to our makeup is precisely what we must pay the deepest attention to and lean on in our rise to mastery.”
Robert Greene

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

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. - Chef Jiro — 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**. – Chef Jiro

If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all. - Michelangelo Buonarroti — If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all. – **Michelangelo Buonarroti**

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. - Mark Twain — **Courage** is resistance to **fear**, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. – **Mark Twain**

“Ah, mastery, what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills and then sees the light under the new door those skills can open, even as another door is closing.”
Gail Sheehy

Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge. - Robert Greene — Mastery is not a function of **genius** or **talent**. It is a function of **time** and intense **focus** applied to a particular field of **knowledge**. – Robert Greene

Practice creates the master. - Miguel Ruiz — Practice creates the master. – Miguel Ruiz

You become a master in what you repeatedly do in consistency. Mastery is not born; it is acquired. It is not blood-linked; it is skill-learnt! - Israelmore Ayivor — You become a master in what you repeatedly do in **consistency**. Mastery is not born; it is acquired. It is not blood-linked; it is skill-learnt! – Israelmore Ayivor

The first move toward mastery is always inward—learning who you really are and reconnecting with that innate force. - Robert Greene — The first move toward mastery is always inward—**learning** who you really are and reconnecting with that innate force. – Robert Greene

18 Thought-Provoking Quotes About Mastery

“If you understand something well, you can represent it, describe it, embody it in several ways. Indeed, if you can only present it in one way, then your own mastery is likely to be tenuous.”
Howard Gardner

The advanced level is mastery of the basics. - Ray Mancini — The advanced level is mastery of the basics. – Ray Mancini

When what we have mastered becomes mundane, we feel pain. The antidote is pursuit. - Kelsey Ramsden — When what we have mastered becomes mundane, we feel pain. The antidote is pursuit. – Kelsey Ramsden

“Over-seriousness is a warning sign for mediocrity and bureaucratic thinking. People who are seriously committed to mastery and high performance are secure enough to lighten up.”
Michael J. Gelb

I wish that I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Then I probably wouldn’t have found it so frightening to write. - Elizabeth George — I wish that I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Then I probably wouldn’t have found it so frightening to **write**. – Elizabeth George

If you are not willing to be a fool, you can't become a master. - Jordan B. Peterson — If you are not willing to be a fool, you can’t become a master. – **Jordan B. Peterson**

“All of your scholarship, all your study of Shakespeare and Wordsworth would be vain if at the same time you did not build your character and attain mastery over your thoughts and your actions.”
Mahatma Gandhi

Though you can love what you do not master, you cannot master what you do not love. - Mokokoma Mokhonoana — Though you can love what you do not master, you cannot master what you do not love. – Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Humility will allow you to master what you need to learn, and to be fully present when the moment comes to use what you have mastered. - Graeme Rodaughan — **Humility** will allow you to master what you need to learn, and to be fully present when the moment comes to use what you have mastered. – Graeme Rodaughan

“Mastery lies on an infinite continuum. As a result, we will never reach the end. We can, however, see to it that we are as far along that continuum as our circumstance allows.”
Chris Matakas

It took me a lifetime. - Pablo Picasso — It took me a lifetime. – **Pablo Picasso**

Mastery passes often for egotism. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Mastery passes often for egotism. – **Johann Wolfgang von Goethe**

“To arrive at a place called Mastery, you must commit to daily and rigorous practice. Enjoy practicing your craft for its own sake without turning your attention to your ultimate destination. Understand, once and for all, that the journey is as important as the destination.”
Robin Sharma

Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person. - Albert Einstein — Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person. – **Albert Einstein**

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. - Alfred Lord Tennyson — The **happiness** of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his **passions**. – Alfred Lord Tennyson

A successful career will no longer be about promotion. It will be about mastery. - Michael Martin Hammer — A successful **career** will no longer be about promotion. It will be about mastery. – Michael Martin Hammer

Creativity follows mastery, so mastery of skills is the first priority for young talent. - Benjamin Bloom — **Creativity** follows mastery, so mastery of skills is the first priority for young talent. – Benjamin Bloom

Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse. - Tom Peters — Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to **change** course without a bead of sweat, or remorse. – Tom Peters

12 Motivational Quotes About Mastery

“Beethoven said that it’s better to hit the wrong note confidently, than hit the right note unconfidently. Never be afraid to be wrong or to embarrass yourself; we are all students in this life, and there is always something more to learn.”
Mike Norton

A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships. - Helen Keller — A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of **hardships**. – **Helen Keller**

Champions realise that defeat - and learning from it even more than from winning - is part of the path to mastery. - Rasheed Ogunlaru — **Champions** realise that defeat – and learning from it even more than from **winning** – is part of the path to mastery. – **Rasheed Ogunlaru**

“Mastery, I learned, was not something genetic, or for a lucky few. It is something we can all attain if get rid of some misconceptions and gain clarity as to the required path.”
Robert Greene

Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all our resources on mastering a single area of our lives. - Tony Robbins — Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all our resources on mastering a single area of our lives. – **Tony Robbins**

Mastery is to work toward simplicity; replace complex technology with knowledge, hard work, and skill. - Yvon Chouinard — Mastery is to work toward simplicity; replace complex **technology** with knowledge, **hard work**, and skill. – Yvon Chouinard

“People who become ‘elite’ at what they do aren’t striving to be ‘elite’ just to join some special club. They take great joy and satisfaction in the pursuit of mastery, and they compete against themselves, not others.”
Justine Musk

“When you can see mastery as a path you go down instead of a destination you arrive at, it starts to feel accessible and attainable. Most assume mastery is an end result, but at its core, mastery is a way of thinking, a way of acting, and a journey you experience.”
Gary Keller

“Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don’t control what you think, you can’t control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.”
Napoleon Hill

“The more aware of your intentions and your experiences you become, the more you will be able to connect the two, and the more you will be able to create the experiences of your life consciously. This is the development of mastery. It is the creation of authentic power.”
Gary Zukav

“In order to keep himself at the top of his condition, to obtain complete mastery of all his powers and possibilities, a man must be good to himself mentally; he must think well of himself.”
Orison Swett Marden

“Mastery in work and in life is about committing yourself to being excellent in everything you do, no matter how small and no matter if no one is watching. Do you practice excellence in your most private moments?”
Robin Sharma

2 Wise Quotes About Mastery of Skill

Learning a difficult skill takes time. But remember, the harder the skill is to learn, the more fulfilling it is when you reach the finish line. - Mark Joseph Aduana — Learning a difficult skill takes time. But remember, the harder the skill is to learn, the more fulfilling it is when you reach the finish line. – Mark Joseph Aduana

Once you have mastered the craft, you can use it for whatever purpose you choose. - Hassan Fathy — Once you have mastered the craft, you can use it for whatever **purpose** you choose. – Hassan Fathy

3 Quotes About Mastery in Technical Skills

I would more appropriately define mastery as the technical ability possible within the constraints of your particular existence. - Chris Matakas — I would more appropriately define mastery as the technical ability possible within the constraints of your particular existence. – Chris Matakas

Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. - Yo-Yo Ma — Mastering **music** is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. – Yo-Yo Ma

Technical skill is mastery of complexity, while creativity is mastery of simplicity. - Erik Christopher Zeeman — Technical skill is mastery of complexity, while creativity is mastery of simplicity. – Erik Christopher Zeeman

3 Quotes About Mastery to Help you Conquer your Fear

A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it. - Matshona Dhliwayo — A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it. – **Matshona Dhliwayo**

If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery. - John Paul Jones — If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery. – John Paul Jones

The fearful seek to serve themselves by mastering the world, while the fearless seek to serve the world by mastering themselves. - Eric Micha'el Leventhal — The fearful seek to serve themselves by mastering the world, while the fearless seek to serve the world by mastering themselves. – Eric Micha’el Leventhal

7 Quotes About Mastery of Self

“You cannot control what happens to you but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you. In that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.”
Brian Tracy

No man is free who is not master of himself. - Epectitus — No man is free who is not master of himself. – Epectitus

The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery. - Reinhold Niebuhr — The mastery of **nature** is vainly **believed** to be an adequate substitute for self mastery. – Reinhold Niebuhr

“People with a high level of personal mastery are able to consistently realize the results that matter most deeply to them-in effect, they approach their life as an artist would approach a work of art. They do that by becoming committed to their own lifelong learning.”
Peter Senge

Rulers are not anointed. They are created by the void of self-mastery. - T.F. Hodge — Rulers are not anointed. They are created by the void of self-mastery. – T.F. Hodge

Self-Mastery is the characteristic column post of intellectuality. - Stargee Noel-Bois — Self-Mastery is the characteristic column post of intellectuality. – Stargee Noel-Bois

Master yourself and you master your environment! Such is the nature of wisdom. - Nicole Williams — Master yourself and you master your environment! Such is the nature of **wisdom**. – Nicole Williams

2 Quotes About Mastery of a Subject

“The notion that every well educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities.”
Joseph Stiglitz

Order and simplification are the first steps towards mastery of a subject. - Thomas Mann — Order and simplification are the first steps towards mastery of a subject. – Thomas Mann

4 Quotes About Mastery in Arts

“An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.”
Henri Matisse

A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to delve deeply into the reasoning of the study. - Miyamoto Musashi — A man cannot understand the art he is **studying** if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to delve deeply into the reasoning of the study. – **Miyamoto Musashi**

Every artist was first an amateur. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — Every artist was first an amateur. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

“When the impulses which stir us to profound emotion are integrated with the medium of expression, every interview of the soul may become art. This is contingent upon mastery of the medium.”
Hans Hofmann

14 Quotes About Mastery That Will Make You Think

“Mastering the art of seduction gives one a great power, and like any power, it’s to be wielded with responsibility; a man who wields the art of seduction without a sense of responsibility and restraint is a walking proximity bomb of viral epidemics, needless procreation, heartbroken families, and shattered dreams.”
Mike Norton

To cut and tighten sentences is the secret of mastery. - Dejan Stojanovic — To cut and tighten sentences is the secret of mastery. – Dejan Stojanovic

The most beautiful form of mastery is the art of letting go. - Claudia Gray — The most **beautiful** form of mastery is the art of letting go. – Claudia Gray

“Never think that you know everything. We can become a master of our craft, but even in that space, we are still students. As long as we are alive, we are meant to keep learning and absorbing new data.”
Robin S. Baker

Intentionality fuels the master's journey. Every master is a master of vision. - George Leonard — Intentionality fuels the master’s journey. Every master is a master of **vision**. – George Leonard

For the master, surrender means there are no experts. There are only learners. - George Leonard — For the master, surrender means there are no experts. There are only learners. – George Leonard

“Swimming has its educational value – mental, moral, and physical – in giving you a sense of mastery over an element, and of power of saving life, and in the development of wind and limb.”
Robert Baden-Powell

She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. - Susan B. Anthony — She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. – Susan B. Anthony

Whether trauma will be a cruel and punishing Gorgon or a vehicle for soaring to the heights of transformation and mastery depends upon how we approach it. - Peter A. Levine — Whether trauma will be a cruel and punishing Gorgon or a vehicle for soaring to the heights of **transformation** and mastery depends upon how we approach it. – Peter A. Levine

“For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.”
Winston Churchill

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 — 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

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery. - Sara Teasdale — Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery. – Sara Teasdale

“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