Achieve Quote by John W. Gardner

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Few have excellence thrust upon them ... They achieve it. They do not achieve it unwittingly by…

— John W. Gardner

Excellence is the eternal quest. We achieve it by living up to our highest intellectual standards and our finest moral intuitions. In seeking excellence,…

— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

— John W. Gardner

It's the sum of the parts that make up the whole, so in my opinion excellence comes from how one undertakes to do something.…

— Pankaj Patel

Excellence is the accumulation of hundreds of minute decisions; it is execution at the most granular level. Once you accept the idea that you…

— Eva Moskowitz

“In her book The Reluctant Entertainer, Sandy Coughlin writes, “Excellence is working toward an attainable goal that benefits everyone, while perfection comes from a…

— Myquillyn Smith

Excellence is everything today, and most people aren't excellent. If you're not excellent - like truly excellent at what you do - you're toast.

— Jason Calacanis

Excellence isn't something that You can just Turn On and Off Whenever you need It. It's A Habit, That's rooted in Attitude and Effects…

— Pacifiersucker

The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time.

— Ed Bliss

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

— Will Durant

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

— Will Durant

It's almost as if the most successful people don't put too much effort into being so brilliant at what they do, that they're just…

— Ron Mael