Excellence Quotes

990 Excellence quotes by 615 unique authors

If it were not somewhat fanciful to suppose that every human excellence is presented, as it were, in one kind of being, we might believe… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
As far as the job of President goes, its rewarding and I've given before this group the definition of happiness for the Greeks. I'll define… — John F. Kennedy
But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And… — Andy Hertzfeld
Perfection has to do with the end product, but excellence has to do with the process. — Jerry Moran
My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence. — John Kluge
PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. — Ambrose Bierce
There's no grand excellence to it. In my experience it was just almost the gulaggy boringness of it that'll kill you. You're just in this… — Neko Case
Nobody I know is as committed to excellence as Donald Palmisano. He symbolizes everything that is good about our country. If Horatio Alger were alive… — Paul Galanti
And with a few moments like that, with doubt from here and there, and within ourselves we were just striving for excellence. We had somehow… — JÃ¸rn Utzon
I believe excellence is being able to perform at a high level over and over. — Jay-Z
Anyone who has achieved excellence in any form knows that it comes as a result of ceaseless concentration. — Louise Brooks
If you strive for excellence, success will follow — Shreya Ghoshal
In any democracy, there is always a tug-of-war between policies to achieve equality and policies to promote excellence. I am certain that Canada can achieve… — John Turner
The truth of an upright man must be accepted on his own terms. Moreover, since natures vary, we must agree that all the beauties of… — Victor Hugo
My father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars' worth of… — Bill Russell
You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity. — Colin Powell
The specific excellence of verbal expression in poetry is to be clear without being low. — Aristotle
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. — Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
My photographs don't go below the surface. They don't go below anything. They're readings of the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good… — Richard Avedon
There can be no other criterion, no other standard than gold. Yes, gold which never changes, which can be shaped into ingots, bars, coins, which… — Charles de Gaulle
Minds are of three kinds: one is capable of thinking for itself; another is able to understand the thinking of others; and a third can… — Niccolo Machiavelli
It is never easy to demand the most from ourselves, from our lives, from our work. To encourage excellence is to go beyond the encouraged… — Audre Lorde
I wanted to change the rules of engagement, asking for more- from fewer. I was insisting that we had to have only the best people...If… — Jack Welch
We believe this combination of excellence in operations and strong execution of our strategy is critical to achieve our vision. We will continue to focus… — Azim Premji
You've just got to focus on excellence and try not to be distracted by the news and the rumors and the absurdities of the stories… — James Daly

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