Quotes About Excellence

Standardization Is the Basis for Continuous Improvement and Quality

This operational excellence is based in part on tools and quality improvement methods

Source: Peter R. Scholtes, The Leader's Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Exceptional People and Exceptional Processes Must Go Hand in Hand

Excellence does not come easily or quickly-- an excellent education does not, a successful mission does not, a strong, loving marriage does not, rewarding personal relationships do not. It is simply a truism that nothing very valuable can come without significant sacrifice, effort, and patience on our part.

Worry less about getting recognized and more about becoming good at what you do. Take yourself seriously. Take your art seriously. You are both worth this.

Time wasted rationalizing the mediocre could be time spent creating the magnificent.

Be your best, do your best, demand the best, expect the best, receive the best, and put your best out into the world so everyone can receive your best, too.

Wenn Sie Ihr Allerbestes tun und ehrliche Motive haben, können Sie stolz auf sich sein.

So . . . why would you create anything that's not totally awesome?

If you're all over the place, you're half-assing a bunch of different things instead of kicking ass at one thing.

Jameson shrugged. "What can I say? I really am just that good.

AMPLE make this bed. Make this bed with awe; In it wait till judgment break Excellent and fair. Be its mattress straight, Be its pillow round; Let no sunrise' yellow noise Interrupt this ground.

But he was a golden child, too good for the world.

People like me, LB, the truly great ones ... we are always alone.

In short, we do not abandon any discipline for despair of ever being the best in it.

Approach life as your own Olympic Games—

How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?

The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready he is to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause.

The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready is he to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause.

The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready he is to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race, or his own holy cause.

Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves. [...] The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready is he to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause.

People who are accomplished at anything have learned that "perfect" is the enemy of the good.

Invidiosul nu-l ponegreÈ™te decât pe cel care e mai bun decât el.