Excellence Quotes
It is not what he has, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
Beecher, Harriet Ward
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
Beecher, Harriet Ward
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
Blessington, Lady
Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who works and brings it out.
Brown, H. Jackson
Strive for excellence, not perfection.
Buck, Pearl S.
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.
Disraeli, Isaac
It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us.
Edison, Thomas
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Elliot, T.S.
Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Is it so bad to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh.
Fox, Michael J.
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
Gardner, John W.
Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach.
Goldsmith, Oliver
To aim at excellence, our reputation, and friends, and all must be ventured; to aim at the average we run no risk and provide little service.
Hazlitt, William
One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect.
Horace
No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation.
Iacocca, Lee
The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do -- they always reach.
Johnson, Lyndon B.
The noblest search is the search for excellence.
Johnson, Samuel
Those who attain to any excellence commonly spend life in some single pursuit, for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
Kennedy, John F.
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.
Lincoln, Abraham
I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
Mandino, Og
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.
Marden, Orison Swett
It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.
Marston, Ralph
Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.
McKay, John
I am a big believer in the 'mirror test.' All that matters is if you can look in the mirror and honestly tell the person you see there, that you've done your best.
Moody, Dwight L.
We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining - they just shine.
Nagarjuna
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
Nightingale, Earl
Excellence always sells.
Powell, Colin
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
Riley, Pat
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
Unknown
Good, better, best; never let it rest till your good is better and your better is best.
von Goeth, Johann Wolfgang
Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.
Washington, Booker T.
Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.
Watson, Thomas J.
If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.