A Quote by Christopher Zeeman

Technical skill is mastery of complexity, while creativity is mastery of simplicity.

Christopher Zeeman

Quote Topics

Complexity Creativity Mastery Simplicity Skill Technical While

Quote Author

Christopher Zeeman
British - Mathematician
February 4, 1925 - February 13, 2016

Creativity follows mastery, so mastery of skills is the first priority for young talent.

Benjamin Bloom

Mastery comes via a monomaniacal focus on simplicity versus an addiction to complexity.

Robin Sharma

Mastery requires endurance. Mastery, a word we don’t use often, is not the equivalent of what we might consider its cognate—perfectionism—an inhuman aim motivated by a concern with how others view us. Mastery is also not the same as success—an event-based victory based on a peak point, a punctuated moment in time. Mastery is not merely a commitment to a goal, but to a curved-line, constant pursuit.

Sarah Lewis

Mastery... is to work toward simplicity; replace complex technology with knowledge, hard work, and skill.

Yvon Chouinard

She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life.

Susan B. Anthony

The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.

Reinhold Niebuhr

Mastery.- We have reached mastery when we neither mistake nor hesitate in the achievement.

Friedrich Nietzsche

And in spite of all the mastery we've attained, we don't have enough mastery to stop devastating the world, or to repair the devastation we've already wrought.

Daniel Quinn

At the heart of it, mastery is practice. Mastery is staying on the path.

George Leonard

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.

Leonardo da Vinci

The price that must be paid for mastery is discipline. No one achieves lasting success without it. So from the moment you awake each day, devote yourself to the perfection of whatever you pursue. Do this and you will achieve self-mastery. Achieve self-mastery and you will have the makings of a great leader... Discipline is all about cultivating powerful habits that become part of your lifestyle.

Robin Crow

The care leadership strategy is simple: be a model. Commit yourself to your own personal mastery. Talking about personal mastery may open people's minds somewhat, but actions always speak louder than words. There is nothing more powerful you can do to encourage others in their quest for personal mastery than to be serious in your own quest.

Peter Senge

The proper timing of an attacking plan is a difficult matter which places great strain on a player's nerves. Mastery of this art is required for success in the international arena, but perfect mastery eludes even the very best chessplayers!

Leonid Shamkovich

Preparation, mastery, can help you overcome your fear, but mastery alone is not enough. There has to be something you want that’s worth more to you than your fear.