Most modern science fiction went to school on 'Dune.' Even 'Harry Potter' with its 'boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny' shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time I felt like I had learned another language mastered a new culture adopted a new religion.

Religion is the call to confront reality to master the self.

The Law of God in the Christian religion is the schoolmaster that leads us to Christ.

The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.

Your real self - the 'I am I' - is master of this land the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it all its inhabitants and all contained in its realm.

Master of the universe but not of myself I am the only rebel against my absolute power.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

Political consultants are pugilists masters in the dark art of negativity. Which is why it's surprising to hear Democrats such as Steve McMahon and Republicans like Rich Galen urging their presidential candidates to be more well positive.

In order to become the master the politician poses as the servant.

The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace.

Where ignorance is our master there is no possibility of real peace.

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

Nature is the master of talents genius is the master of nature.

Of all those arts in which the wise excel Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well.

Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature.

Nature's great masterpiece an elephant the only harmless great thing.