Quotes About Excellence

And in this way, we shall make our scythedom great once more.

But as an artist, Ezra wanted to be more than just acceptable. He wanted to be exceptional. Because if he couldn't be exceptional, what was the point?

En matière de survie, il n'y a pas de seconde ou de troisième place qui tienne. C'est la médaille d'or ou la tombe. — Kelton

She was good. Very, very good.

To call me unnatural is a high compliment. For am I not superior to nature?

Hay que ser sublime sin interrupción

The most prostituted being, the Being par excellence, is God, since He is the supreme friend to every individual; since He is the common, inexhaustible reservoir of love.

a pro does as well as he can within what he has set out to do and a madman does exceptionally well at what he can't help doing.

I'm not usually good, but when i am, i'm goddamn good.

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Nations enshrine mediocrity as their modus operandi, and create the fertile ground for the rise of tyrants and other base elements of the society, by silently assenting to the dismantling of systems of excellence because they do not immediately benefit one specific ethnic, racial, political, or special-interest group. That, in my humble opinion, is precisely where Nigeria finds itself today!

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

Sometimes, you know how good certain people are and then you actually get to see them have the kind of matches you know they can have in front of an audience that isn't used to seeing that. Then, in a few minutes the audience is on the edge of their seats, just through the sheer craftsmanship of their abilities.

I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.

A great performance never misses its mark.

We didn't lose a game at home for two years. What are we missing? We have the product on the field. We're exciting.

What am I missing to be the best in the world? Honestly, nothing in terms of quality, just consistency, and that's not arrogance.

Our mission has always been to be leaders in each of our businesses, which is one, two, or three.

When Virat Kohli plays, wherever you are you will come and watch that because he is playing. That is his impact. When you look at him, you will get to know that this man has a mission of making his team the best.

It's hard to continue to be great and have so much on your back, knowing that even a little mistake can mess you up for good.

Everything has to be perfect in my business. Because when there is a mistake I am the one who is responsible.

A great restaurant doesn't distinguish itself by how few mistakes it makes but by how well they handle those mistakes.

I just don't like making mistakes.