Quotes About Excellence

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

Los clientes leales no son resultado de accidentes felices. Son consecuencia de planeación detallada, trabajo en equipo sin contratiempos y ejecuciones sin defectos.

Poder derrotar a la competencia se basa en la calidad del producto. Diseñar métodos de producción a prueba de tontos, instrumentarlos con cuidado, vigilar cada proceso en forma minuciosa, y mejorar los métodos de manera continua.

Todos los integrantes del reparto que he conocido parecen tomar muy en serio su trabajo.

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.

When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that from everyone. From the director to my crews that I work with.

Count on the best people outperforming the worst by about 10:1. • Count on the best performer being about 2.5 times better than the median performer. • Count on the half that are better-than-median performers outdoing the other half by more than 2:1.

You can only make the best thing you can make, and if it offends purists, or angers certain critics, you can only have done your best.

I've looked up to Michael Jordan because not only was he an assassin on offense, he was an assassin on defense.

The best players in this game are consistent, year in and year out. That's what I'm trying to do on defense. It's harder to do on offense, but I'm trying my best to do that, too.

How can I ever dog Derek Jeter? It's impossible. There is nothing to knock. He's a great defensive player. He's a great offensive player.

One of my roles is rebounding the ball and not giving up offensive boards, and I feel like I can be one of the best in the league at that.

I can have an off-night on the offensive end, but I should never have an off-night on defense.

Neil and I share a desire for great quality in our work. If we are offered projects, look at projects, or consider projects that don't have that quality, then we don't do them.

Not all offers I get are exciting and inspiring. I would rather sit at home and not work than jump into mediocrity for the sake of just moving ahead. If it's a good script, I would sacrifice my personal time and grab it.

I'm super grateful, and whenever somebody offers me something, and I'm doing it, I always try to give 110%.

There is no better system in the world than the U.K. education system that offers better value for money.

At Netflix, we think you have to build a sense of responsibility where people care about the enterprise. Hard work, like long hours at the office, doesn't matter as much to us. We care about great work.

By the time I graduated, I was the drum major, the highest-ranking officer, and third in my class.

Good is often the enemy of best.

I think at Ohio State, we're professional athletes in Columbus.

I am fully committed to Ohio State, the football program, as long as I can.

Fastidious attention to detail makes the difference between an OK service and first class service.

It's never OK to lose a game.