George Leonard
achievement life reward gold medal path
“Perhaps we'll never know how far the path can go, how much a human being can truly achieve, until we realize that the ultimate reward is not a gold medal but the path itself.”
― George Leonard (1923-2010)
competition spice sport meal sick
“Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick."
― George Leonard (1923-2010)
intention fuel master journey vision
“Intentionality fuels the master's journey. Every master is a master of vision.”
― George Leonard (1923-2010)
master surrender expert learner
“For the master, surrender means there are no experts. There are only learners.”
― George Leonard (1923-2010)
learner willing fool
“To be a learner, you've got to be willing to be a fool.”
― George Leonard (1923-2010)
preoccupation goal result quick fix separate experience
“Our preoccupation with goals, results, and the quick fix has separated us from our own experiences.”
― George Leonard (1923-2010)
creative capacity infinite
“The best way to describe your total creative capacity is to say that for all practical purposes it is infinite.”
― George Leonard (1923-2010)
lecturing teacher student notebook mind
“[Lecturing is the] best way to get information from teacher’s notebook to student’s notebook without touching the student’s mind.”
― George Leonard (1923-2010)