Excellence Quotes · Page 144

“Time is the greatest commodity”

— Sunday Adelaja

“Quick and dirty wins the race. Perfection is the enemy of done. Good enough is really effin’ good.”

— Brené Brown

As a former teacher, I have a high passion for quality student learning and high standards.

— Kay Ivey

The kind of commitment I find among the best performers across virtually every field is a single-minded passion for what they do,…

— James C. Collins

Mastery is an elusive concept. You never know when you achieve it absolutely and it may not help you to feel you've…

— Twyla Tharp

“Excellence comes from an internal standard that asks, “How can I deliver beyond what’s expected?”

— Brendon Burchard

There needs to be bolder thinking, ... on how to measure the quality of life of men and women in the work…

— Betty Friedan

I'd rather be perfectly flawed, than flawed with perfection

— Jay Verdree

If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Strive for progress not perfectionððð

— Anonymous

Often, when you've reached a very high level of achievement, you almost become paralyzed by the idea that anything you might do…

— Gelsey Kirkland

The student will try to defy the master. Always.

— Maggie Q

The truth is I don't believe in perfection in this world, because no one has not reached it.

— Sarahi Gonzalez

What we do is look for high standards of excellence in the arts.

— Jane Alexander

My decision to begin research in radio astronomy was influenced both by my wartime experience with electronics and antennas and by one…

— Antony Hewish

To be successful, you have to have quantity of quality.

— Mark Frauenfelder

You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity.

— Colin Powell

Be first the master of yourself

— Anonymous

PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic.

— Ambrose Bierce

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception,…

— Colin Powell

He [Jesus Christ] is the Master of all as the Servant of all.

— Karl Barth

Personal mastery is the discipline of continually clarifying and deepening our personal vision, of focusing our energies, of developing patience, and of…

— Peter Senge

Sometimes, one must become a master to avoid becoming a slave.

— Octavia Butler

“We seek excellence before we seek understanding, wisdom before we gain knowledge, success before we understand hardwork; for this reason we need…

— Wayne Chirisa

My worst quality is impatience.

— Emma Thompson