“Is the evidence of mastery an outlier output? And must it be celebrate...” — RICHIE NORTON Quote

“Is the evidence of mastery an outlier output? And must it be celebrated by the masses by consensus to be considered mastery? Or can it be private? Internal? Known to only you? Both? Is a master a person or can a person master things or is the thing the masterpiece? And can there be more than one? Yes to all.”

“Are you in love with your idea more than your reality? Change that.”

“Is mastery living or isolated to singularity? Can you take mastery with you? Or, is mastery a piece—frozen in frieze?”

“Some people say they have 20 years experience, when in reality, they have 1 year's experience repeated 20 times. (Stephen M R Covey to Richie Norton when Norton asked if he was too young to train older executives for Covey.)”

“Focus is direction, not singularity. Focus aligns multiple disciplines toward one mission. Focus is throughput.”

“After a long enough time, we stop seeking because we’d rather enjoy the hollow hope that we got it right than do the work it takes to actually get it right.”

“Through space the universe grasps me and swallows me up like a speck; through thought I grasp it.”

“Delay is a secret that time whispers into the ears of anxiety.”

“We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.”

“... Time is so kind to humans. And so cruel.”

“The clock sweats out each minute”

“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.”