“Artists with a capital 'A' are at ease working in all areas of art, whether it is a contemporary abstract painting or work requiring methods and techniques of the Renaissance Masters.” ArtArtistPaintingMastersAreasMethodTechniqueContemporaryEaseAbstractCompetenceRenaissanceAbstract Painting Author:Igor Babailov
“There are a lot of things that make players really good coaches. Whether you've played in the NBA or not, there are certain things you have to master and be really good at. They just have to be gifted in these areas. You've got to be competent. Secondly, you've got to be able to communicate. You can have a picture in your mind on how to score but if you can't communicate it, if you can't teach it, what good is it? You've got to be brutally honest and be a man of strong character and then you've got to have class. They've got to respect you.” IfsMenMindCharacterAbleCertainStrongClassTeachPlayerHonestMastersAreasCommunicateCoachesScoreNbaGiftedBe A ManCompetentStrong CharacterBrutally HonestGood Coaches Author:Avery Johnson
“Asian countries produce eight times as many engineering bachelors as the United States, and the number of U.S. students graduating at the masters and PhD levels in these areas is declining.” CountryStatesLevelsUnitedNumbersUnited StatesStudentsProduceMastersAreasEightGraduatesEngineeringAsianBachelorsPhdsAsian Countries Author:Mark Kennedy
“I must say what I admire most is the person who masters an area of practical experience, and can teach me something. I mean, my local midwife has taught me how to keep bees. Well, she can't understand anything I write. And I find myself liking her, may I say, more than most poets. And among my friends I find people who know all about boats or know all about certain sports, or how to cut somebody open and remove an organ. I'm fascinated by this mastery of the practical.” PeopleKnowsWritingWellsMayMeanPersonsCertainSportsTeachCuttingTaughtPoetMastersMy FriendsAreasPracticalsLocalsAdmireBoatRemoveFascinatedMasteryOrgansBeesMidwifePractical Experience Author:Sylvia Plath
“Why do you keep saying incarnations like I’m some kind of god?” It wasn’t a great question, but the real questions were so big that Kylar didn’t even know how ask them. “You are worshipped in a few remote areas where your master wasn’t very careful about showing the full extent of his powers.” “What?!” KnowsKindRealBigsAsksKnow HowMastersAreasCarefulIncarnationReal Questions Author:Brent Weeks
“Among other things, neuroplasticity means that emotions such as happiness and compassion can be cultivated in much the same way that a person can learn through repetition to play golf and basketball or master a musical instrument, and that such practice changes the activity and physical aspects of specific brain areas.” WayMeanPersonsPlayEmotionBrainCompassionPracticeMastersActivityBasketballAreasAspectInstrumentsGolfMusicalRepetitionMusical InstrumentsNeuroplasticity Book:Spontaneous Happiness: Step-by-step to peak emotional wellbeing Source: Spontaneous Happiness: Step-by-step to peak emotional wellbeing
“You do not become a master musician by playing just as you please, by imagining that learning the scales is sheer legalism and bondage! No, true freedom in any area of life is the consequence of regular discipline. It is no less true of the life of prayer.” Life IsPrayerMastersDisciplinePleaseMusicianConsequenceAreasScalesSheerBondageTrue FreedomLegalism Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson