George Leonard Mastery Quotes

#1. 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

#2. A mortician can make a dead man look better than he ever did when he was alive. So churches like Sardis may appear very much alive when they are dead in the sight of the Lord. God knows the difference.

Vance Havner

#3. Feel fee to be a usin' anythin' in the house, an' if there be anythin' thet ya be needin', make a list. I go to town most saturdays fer supplies, an' I can be a pickin' it up then. When ya feel more yerself like, ya might want to come along an' do yer own choosin'.

Janette Oke

#4. But it is the province of religion, of philosophy, of pure poetry only, to go beyond life, beyond time, into eternity.

Alfred De Vigny

#5. For the master, surrender means there are no experts. There are only learners.

George Leonard

#6. It's easy to get on the path of mastery. The real challenge lies in staying on it.

George Leonard

#7. I don't hate anybody. The Winklevi aren't suing me for intellectual property theft. They're suing me because for the first time in their lives, the world didn't work the way it was supposed to for them.

Mark Zuckerberg

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

George Leonard

#9. Leave your fears; you will then have a better life!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#10. 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

#11. Mastery is the art of setting your foot on the path.

George Leonard

#12. Practice is the path of mastery.

George Leonard

#13. Mastery is a journey, and that the master must have the courage to risk failure.

George Leonard

#14. I never know the right thing to say, especially during sex. After my first time, I said to the girl, 'That's it, I'm afraid'

Tom Deacon

#15. Intentionality fuels the master's journey. Every master is a master of vision.

George Leonard

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

George Leonard