One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life never deciding to master anything in particular.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul the director of his life.

When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the family. As late as the '70s and '80s when we were fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment states like Louisiana still had a head and master law.

They don't need a lawyer they need a toastmaster.

Let the master praise him and say 'Here ye do well.' For I assure you there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning as is praise.

My one thing is I continue to be interested and want to be a student. I don't want to be a master. When I'm learning something I'm in my element.

The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as a human being with a soul later as to whether he had sufficient intellect to master even the rudiments of learning and today it is being fought out over his social recognition.

Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain With grammar and nonsense and learning Good liquor I stoutly maintain Gives genius a better discerning.

Capucci was the biggest schooling I had. It wasn't just about the technical knowledge such as color and volume but also about the secret rules and the beautiful codes of respect between the atelier and the master.

We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.