Quotes About Excellence

Do everything quickly and well.

Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give.

Why make anything if you don't believe it could be great?

As Sam often said to Sadie, "Why make anything if you don't believe it could be great?

Every word the right one and exactly where it should be.

Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give.

Sam fully got what she was trying to do, but he also believed that she would have to do more if she were to make games that people loved, not just games that people admired.

Alexander Gonzalez Inarritu is a great director. He's the one I first worked with. He's amazing.

That's the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.

That's the news from Lake Woebegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.

Whatever I do, I hope it's quality, I hope it's something that's class.

a true champion can accomplish things that a normal person would think impossible.

Passion for something leads to disproportionate time practicing or working at it. That time spent eventually translates to skill, and when skill improves, results improve. Better results generally lead to more enjoyment, and more passion and more time is invested. It can be a virtuous cycle all the way to extraordinary results.

Leaving some things undone is a necessary tradeoff for extraordinary results.

Don't fear big. Fear mediocrity. Fear waste. Fear the lack of living to your fullest

The reason we shouldn't pursue balance is that the magic never happens in the middle; magic happens at the extremes.

the key to success isn't in all the things we do but in the handful of things we do well.

To achieve an extraordinary result you must choose what matters most and give it all the time it demands. This requires getting extremely out of balance in relation to all other work issues

Don't fear big. Fear mediocrity. Fear waste. Fear the lack of living to your fullest. When we fear big, we either consciously or subconsciously work against it.

giving the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.

big success comes when we do a few things well

In your professional life, go long and make peace with the idea that the pursuit of extraordinary results may require you to be out of balance for long periods.

Extraordinarily successful companies always have one product or service they're most known for or that makes them the most money.

The ONE Thing sits at the heart of success and is the starting point for achieving extraordinary results.