Master Quotes

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.

By philosophy the mind of man comes to itself, and from henceforth rests on itself without foreign aid, and is completely master of itself, as the dancer of his feet, or the boxer of his hands.

Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.

Fear is your greatest obstacle - so question your fear. If it does not serve your greatest life then do not make it your master.

I taught principally German language and literature at Eton. But any master with private pupils must be prepared to teach anything they ask for. That can be as diverse as the early paintings of Salvador Dali or how bumblebees manage to fly.

I'm not a master of films, I'm rather a slave.

The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.

Love is a strange master, and human nature is still stranger.

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself praises and criticizes the master, and therefore I leave to everyone his own value.

I get offered a lot of science fiction work and there is a new project in the pipeline called Master Race, set in World War II, but that's a little way off yet.

Your real self - the "I am I" - is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm.

If you can not master your language you must be it's slave.

It's very easy to learn. And very difficult to master.

All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences with the introduction of the dancing master.

Sometimes it's liberating to confront horrible things in lyrics as a way to master the shadow-self that exists in everyone.

I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in this Western culture.

When you are editing, the final master is Aristotle and his poetics. You might have a terrific episode, but if people are falling out because there are just too many elements in it, you have to begin to get rid of things.

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll; I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.

Cukor is one of my favorite directors. He was a master at directing women.

We are the only school in America, drama school in America that trains actors, writers and directors side by side for three years in a master's degree program, and we want them - to expose them to everything.

The aphorism in which I am the first master among Germans, are the forms of "eternity"; my ambition is to say in ten sentences what everyone else says in a book - what everyone else does not say in a book.

It's not like I have a master plan or anything.

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.

The master's irresponsible power has no such bound.

It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master.

You have to master not only the art of listening to your head, you must also master listening to your heart and listening to your gut.

Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself.

Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot, And so be pedestaled in triumph?

You may be assured that we won't ever let your words die. Like the words of our Master, Jesus Christ, they will live in our minds and our hearts and in the souls of black men and white men, brown men and yellow men as long as time shall last.