Quotes About Excellence

He was far beyond his depth, in his sea of glory," said Gamache.

Of course the opposite is also true. No one is as good as the best thing.

The greatest human achievements have never been for profit.

Of what use is it to please the herd? They are simply coarse animals -- for all that is admirable in man is the artificial product of special breeding.

Be noble! and the nobleness that lies In other men, sleeping but never dead, Will rise in majesty to meet thine own.

As one lamp lights another, nor grows less, So nobleness enkindleth nobleness.

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Genius always gives its best at first prudence, at last.

It is quality rather than quantity that matters.

In war there is no prize for runner-up.

Excel at quality of work, speed of delivery or convenience

I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good.

We mortals with immortal minds are only born for sufferings and joys, and one could almost say that the most excellent receive joy through sufferings.

was schwer ist, ist auch schön, gut, groß etc, jeder Mensch sieht also ein, daß dieses das fetteste Lob ist, was man geben kann, denn das schwere macht schwizen (sic)" "what is difficult is also beautiful, good, great, etc, therefore every person understands that this is the greatest praise that one can give, because the difficult makes one sweat

The problem, he said, with being one of the best is that you still have to get better. But you're competing with yourself.

I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. "But," she continued, "don't forget where you came from.

It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer their minds to grovel and creep in infancy, they will grovel all their lives.

Your academic excellence and professional training cannot equate your knowledge of friendship.

Grace is God's free empowerment that gives us the ability to go beyond our natural ability. W

Gunning for average is your best shot at finishing above average.

Have to sow excellent seeds to have an excellent life. Must start with sowing excellent thoughts.

The company owner doesn't need to win. The best idea does.

Nobody achieves anything great by giving the minimum. No teams win championships without making sacrifices and giving their best.

If you pair excellence with humility, people not only won't run over you, they will respect you.