12 Quotes About Mastery in Business for the Workplace

The yearning for mastery is built into the DNA of successful business leaders. Here are twelve quotes about mastery from people who hit the top to inspire and challenge business leaders to do what it takes to succeed.

12 Quotes About Mastery in Business for the Workplace

“Mastery demands all of a person.” – Albert Einstein

“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.” – Michelangelo

“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

“If fear is cultivated it will become stronger; if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.” – John Paul Jones

“The hard thing is to stick to things when you have outlived the first interest, and not yet gained the second, which comes with a sort of mastery.” – Janet Erskine Stuart

“Practice creates the master.” – Miguel Ruiz

“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

“Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity.” Yo-Yo Ma

“Though you can love what you do not master, you cannot master what you do not love.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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

“It took me a lifetime.” – Pablo Picasso

“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