George Leonard Mastery Quotes & Sayings

For the master, surrender means there are no experts. There are only learners. — George Leonard

It's easy to get on the path of mastery. The real challenge lies in staying on it. — George Leonard

Not only does Hollywood make money - it seems to make better movies during recessions. I'm sure a lot of studio executives wish we could have one every year. — John Ridley

Mastery is a journey, and that the master must have the courage to risk failure. — George Leonard

Officially, he was no longer a victim, he was a criminal — Edward Humes

If you intend to take the journey of mastery, the best thing you can do is to arrange for first-rate instruction. — George Leonard

How do you best move toward mastery? To put it simply, you practice diligently, but you practice primarily for the sake of the practice itself. — George Leonard

Even without comparing ourselves to the world's greatest, we set such high standards for ourselves that neither we nor anyone else could ever meet them-and nothing is more destructive to creativity than this. We fail to realize that mastery is not about perfection. It's about a process, a journey. The master is the one who stays on the path day after day, year after year. The master is the one who is willing to try, and fail, and try again, for as long as he or she lives. — George Leonard

As anyone who lived through the 1990s knows, nothing shrinks our deficits faster than a growing economy. — Denis McDonough

Practice is the path of mastery. — George Leonard

What we call "mastery" can be defined as that mysterious process through which what is at first difficult or even impossible becomes easy and pleasurable through diligent, patient, long-term practice. — George Leonard

A nathion is as strong as the hearts of its women. It's warriors may be brave and many, but when the blood of it's women spills upon the earth, the battle is lost. — Pam Godwin

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

Mastery is the art of setting your foot on the path. — George Leonard

Being Jewish, you didn't get into a sorority. So I really was much more outgoing and gregarious. I really didn't want to spend an Emily Dickinson adolescence reading poetry on gravestones, which I did. — Betty Friedan

Intentionality fuels the master's journey. Every master is a master of vision. — George Leonard