"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."

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Source : George Leonard (1991). “Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment”, Plume Books

George Leonard

#Creativity Quotes #Journey Quotes #Years Quotes

“What is public opinion? It is private indolence.”

Source : Georg Brandes (2015). “Friedrich Nietzsche (English Edition)”, p.5, WILLIAM HEINEMANN
“God gave us all exactly the same fingers, arms, legs, and feet, but in our different countries we divided them all a little differently as we feel it, do you understand?”
“We can never have enough of Nature.”
“In joy and sorrow all are equal, Thus be guardian of all, as of yourself.”
“Age, with shamefaced relief, has learned the solvent quality of Time. It is this quality which makes possible the contemplation of certain embarrassing heavenly reunions ...”
“If you don't know who you are, madness gives you something to believe in.”
“Everything I experience influences everything I do.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The conversation seemed just as boring and forgettable as details of American history around 1805, for example.”

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