I have been my own disciple and my own master. And I have been a good disciple but a bad master. – Antonio Porchia
It was always disappointing to see that what I could really master in terms of form boiled down to so little. – Alberto Giacometti
If anybody is a master at improvisation, it would be Ken Jeong. He is hilarious. – Anneliese van der Pol
One must be entirely sensitive to the structure of the material that one is handling. One must yield to it in tiny details of execution, perhaps the handling of the surface or grain, and one must master it as a whole. – Barbara Hepworth
Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters. – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
America Online, of course, is a master of the hard sell, from stuffing mailboxes with free trial offers to forcing subscribers to click through ads before they can get their e-mail. – Alex Berenson
Though the artist must remain master of his craft, the surface, at times raised to the highest pitch of loveliness, should transmit to the beholder the sensation which possessed the artist. – Alfred Sisley
‘Tis hard to comprehend how one man can come to be master of many, equal to himself in right, unless it be by consent or by force. – Algernon Sidney
We did six records, then six movies. Now we need to do six of something else, so we get 666 – and then our master Satan can return! – Cheech Marin
The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. – Alexander Hamilton
I have a master’s in psychology, and depression and anxiety are considered to be cyclical. – Autre Ne Veut
Traditionalists will have to master techniques of sustained activism formerly monopolized by the left. – Christopher Lasch
In the mid-1800s, they were known also as ‘singsong houses,’ and the courtesans were actually master musicians. – Amy Tan
Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful. – Albert Camus
My mother was the concert master of the symphony. Absurdity and eccentricity were not criticized. – Martin Short
I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master’s program. – Mark Spitz
