Quotes About Excellence

Stay true to the idea of dharma. Be the best you can be, in the worst of circumstances, even when no one is watching

I can be a better me than anyone can.

The difference between mediocrity and excellence is often a matter of effort.

But what puts him over the top, in my estimation, is the job he has done putting America back on top in the global game. He's brought back the passion and sense of pride in playing for the red, white, and blue, by getting NBA All-Stars to understand they are playing for the name on the front of the jersey, U.S.A. Since he's become coach, Team USA has played with the utmost sense of urgency, bringing back the gold medal to where it belongs.

First and foremost, a leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.

I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people.

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.

Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.

Excellence cannot happen in the kind of environment that values time constraints above all else, and you certainly cannot harmonize anything within the Gong Dao Bei until arriving at that keen level of spiritual and emotional maturity where a deep appreciation of the ultimate opportunity is felt and understood.

If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job.

The development of hoplite warfare took place in this context of novel agrarianism, which promoted a particular type of moral excellence.

Only mediocrity escapes criticism.

All of the top achievers I know are life-long learners. Looking for new skills, insights, and ideas. If they're not learning, they're not growing and not moving toward excellence.

High ends, high spending. We just trying to end life on a high note.

Be so good they can't ignore you.

I train every day of my life as they have never trained a day in theirs.

Don't be afraid to be amazing.

If I had to single out one element in my life that has made a difference for me, it would be a passion to compete.

Aces are larger than life and greater than mountains.

The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.

We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well - to be a great father, to be a good husband, to be a good lover, you know, to try to do things the best you can is very important to me.

If I had ever been set down in any one place and told I was to play there, and nowhere else, for the rest of my life, I should have chosen the Old Course at St. Andrews.

The Boston Celtics are not a basketball team, they are a way of life.

Greatness is a life mission being the best is not about being better than anyone else but striving to be the best that you can and bringing out the best in others