Quotes about Excellence
I hope, Cecily, I shall not offend you if I state quite frankly and openly that you seem to me to be in every way the visible personification of absolute perfection.
- Oscar Wilde
A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.
- Confucius
way to get things done," says Schwab, "is to stimulate competition.
- Dale Carnegie
The instincts of the American people are all perfect, and tend to make heroes.
- Walt Whitman
The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.
- Charles Swindoll
The mother loves her child most divinely, not when she surrounds him with comfort and anticipates his wants, but when she resolutely holds him to the highest standards and is content with nothing less than his best.
- Hamilton Wright Mabie
Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.'" (Ecclesiastes 9:10)
- Harris Faulkner
That feeling of being the NBA Champion is really unparalleled, because you're the best in the world. Without question. How many people can say that in any profession?
- Bill Bradley
Too many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion.
- Bishop TD Jakes
If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you - like a fever.
- Sam Walton
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
- Aristotle
It's a shame to call somebody a 'diva' simply because they work harder than everybody else.
- Jennifer Lopez