Excellence Quotes · Page 81

Demonstration of mastery gives a feeling of power and that feeling of power is a good feeling.

— Siri Hustvedt

“Moderation leads to Mediocrity, Intensity leads to Excellence.”

— Suleman Abdullah

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

If the goal is to realize the Supreme Being, you should become egoless. That requires self-effort. The sadhak should work hard. He…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Morandi suggests we are all single in this world, hoping for independent repose. But our best opportunity for a community of excellence…

— Wayne Thiebaud

“NR, Master of the backhanded compliment/putdown strikes again!”

— M.J. Nicholls

No one knows what he can do till he tries.

— Publilius Syrus

Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as…

— Giorgos Seferis

The legal system doesn't always serve as a good guide for your conscience. You can step way over the ethical line and…

— Price Pritchett

Quality comes not from inspection, but from improvement of the production process.

— W. Edwards Deming

Don't pressure yourself to target a market. Hit the mark instead. Pay homage to your own connection. Quantity flocks to quality and…

— Tama J. Kieves

“It is a lifetime accumulation of deliberate practice that again and again ends up explaining excellence.”

— Cal Newport

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation: we do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we…

— Will Durant

Fans see you on hoardings, posters, on the screen with perfect makeup, perfect hair, perfect clothes etc. Perfection is such a hunger!…

— Koena Mitra

Excellence requires us to prepare in advance.

— Jeff Henderson

“You bet I’ll let go of perfectionism! And I will be THE BEST at it!”

— Leslie Irish Evans

I am very pleased with the progress of the new CBS Corporation. The Company's rapid pace of change and innovative approach to…

— Sumner Redstone

Of course quality is important but is it not the quality of an individual's originality that is most important?

— Robert Owen

Perfection is an impossible destination

— Tim Ferriss

“In an environment where there is a shared vision of excellence, where people can be the best they can be on a…

— Anonymous

My imperfections are what makes me, me.

— Stephanie Acevedo

“These three elements then quality, spirit and help us learn to discern the voice of God.”

— Richard J. Foster

Excellence has become a habit.

— Tim Cook

“time mastery is life mastery”

— Robin S. Sharma

I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.

— Serena Williams

“Perfection lies in intensity, and what is most intense cannot be endured long.”

— Walter Kaufmann

God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.

— George Herbert

I think the definition of an artist is not necessarily tied into excellence or talent; an artist is somebody who, if you…

— Richard Price

When people freely identify with their work and find themselves through it, excellence follows.

— Ted Malloch

A man can do his best only by confidently seeking (and perpetually missing) an unattainable perfection.

— Ralph Barton Perry

Perfection is very difficult to achieve, and perfection was what I wanted in McDonald's. Everything else was secondary for me.

— Ray Kroc

The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.

— Tom Peters

By choosing integrity, I become more whole, but wholeness does not mean perfection. It means becoming more real by acknowledging the whole…

— Parker J. Palmer

A man that can master patience can master anything.

— Big Sean

Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero.

— David D. Burns

“You are product of how you have spent your time”

— Sunday Adelaja

I attempt a difficult work; but there is no excellence without difficulty. [Lat., Ardua molimur; sed nulla nisi ardua virtus.]

— Ovid

Perfectionism paralyzes you and keeps you from accomplishing your goals.

— Senoraroy

“Excellence is a custom at the land of greatness, it drives our culture.”

— Anyaele Sam Chiyson

“A restored perfectionist understands that it's not that you long for some external thing or for yourself to be perfect, it's that…

— Katherine Morgan Schafler