Quotes About Excellence

If I can't be better than them , I will become so much worse

If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.

Always to be bravest and to be preeminent above others.

Therefore the fame of her excellence will never perish, and the immortals will fashion among earthly men a gracious song in honor of faithful Penelope.

He became...the ideal of that virtue which delights in its own work...doing everything with simplicity and dignity, for he seemed to realize that his objective added nobility to everything he did.

Her sister, who was both wealthy and generous—a most excellent combination—

There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.

It is a dangerous thing for the perfecting of our minds to gain applause by works that do not call forth the whole of our energies; for in that case one generally comes to a standstill.

Certainly, envy is no monopoly of the poor; it makes itself felt in all sections of society; it haunts the court, the library, the barrack-room, even the sanctuary; it is provoked in some unhappy souls by the near neighbourhood of any superior rank or excellence whatever.

Im not hot. Im great.

And I aint on HOVA level, Im over level.

And I dont think youre beautiful, I think youre beyond it.

I have no stress, because I am the best.

My aim is just to make good music every single time.

I just always expect the best because I'm a competitor and if I'm competing, then obviously I'm trying to be better in everything.

I always believe that to be the best, you have to smell like the best, dress like the best, act like the best. When you throw your trash in the garbage can, it has to be better than anybody else who ever threw trash in the garbage can.

Mark Conseulos is so amazing.

I chose to do something everyone else was rubbish at in the hope that I would shine," he said.

Working just a little harder than someone else who might be just as talented (or even a bit more) is what will win the day.

When I asked for her best motivational tip, she shared a single sentence she uses with her employees. Whenever she assigns a project, she says, "Make it as awesome as you want.

Become so great, you get bored.

A professor can never better distinguish himself in his work than by encouraging a clever pupil, for the true discoverers are among them, as comets amongst the stars.

You know, I think it's so ironic that we're calling hard work, striving for excellence, don't blame others, you know, don't give up, that we're calling these, quote, 'Chinese values,' 'cause I always thought of them as American values.

The philosophy at Valve and Gearbox is that if things can't be done better, they shouldn't be done at all.