George Leonard

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“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)

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“Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick."

― George Leonard (1923-2010)

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“Intentionality fuels the master's journey. Every master is a master of vision.”

― George Leonard (1923-2010)

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“For the master, surrender means there are no experts. There are only learners.”

― George Leonard (1923-2010)

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“To be a learner, you've got to be willing to be a fool.”

― George Leonard (1923-2010)

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“Our preoccupation with goals, results, and the quick fix has separated us from our own experiences.”

― George Leonard (1923-2010)

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“The best way to describe your total creative capacity is to say that for all practical purposes it is infinite.”

― George Leonard (1923-2010)

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“[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)