Quotes About Excellence

People say that F1 is blessed with the 'best drivers in the world,' but I want to witness the 'total best drivers in the world,' and this means taking away the elements that make their job easier.

There's something about dominant teams that draws fans in. People like to see this; they like to witness dominance.

The idea is not to have one great singer surrounded by a bunch of nit wits. When the others are good, too, that's when you get something happening in opera.

He's been so successful, arguably the best quarterback ever to play the game. If you were trying to follow his footsteps, it would be incredibly difficult. I'd go crazy if I woke up every day and tried to compare myself to Peyton Manning.

I am both humbled and honored to receive the Honda Sports Award for women's basketball.

I think women are excellent social critics.

Our women's union members and other women are really excellent and praiseworthy.

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

Good people hire people better than themselves. So A players hire A+ players. But others hire below their skills to make themselves look good. So B players hire C players. C players hire D players, etc.

I think good work, sincerity and discipline speak for themselves.

The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free man can set themselves is an amiable mediocrity. Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.

It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.

First be best, then be first.

There are no excuses for theoretical physicists not to perform and deliver.

My mother and father, Joe and Theresa Montana brought me along and taught me to never quit, and to strive to be the best.

In my estimation, there are four kinds of people that live on this earth: average, good, great, and phenomenal. Phenomenal is like Mother Theresa. She's dead, but we still talk about her on a regular basis. That's phenomenal.

Children often ask me, they say, 'Well, how do you become a fighter pilot, or how do you become an astronaut, or...?' And I say, 'Love what you're doing and do it very well.'

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.

We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what we've chosen to do with our life.

I like to work with the best artists, full stop, around the world, and just make things happen man.

Maybe some people think that it's all about the hype, about the fame, but it's not. It's all about being the best. It's all about challenging myself everyday.