Quotes About Excellence

Excellence isn't about meeting the spec, it's about setting the spec.

Excellence-moral, ethical, personal excellence-is worth whatever it costs.

Excellence is being thwarted not only by laziness but by reckless attachment to causes, programs, and - in some cases, leaders.

To hate excellence is to hate the gods.

When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which highlights customer satisfaction, workforce empowerment, and increased productivity, has come to symbolize America's commitment to excellence.

The ethics of excellence are grounded in action - what you actually do, rather than what you say you believe. Talk, as the saying goes, is cheap.

Notice that "I" is at the center of the word "ethical." There is no "they." Achieving the ethics of excellence is our individual assignment.

Do not confuse excellence with perfection. The first is possible to achieve, the second is probably not.

Greatness is not attainable, but in the pursuit of it, you can achieve excellence.

It seems then that it is not the excellence of any two things (or more) in themselves, but those two things as viewed by the light of each other, that makes beauty.

Can you know excellence if you've never seen it? Can you know good if you have seen only bad?

Apple has a culture of excellence that is, I think, so unique and so special. I'm not going to witness or permit the change of it.

Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.

It is said that it takes 10,000 hours to develop mastery and excellence. How many hours have you clocked today on your passion?

Just keep taking the next step and keep having excellence in the ordinary.

Trying to compromise EXCELLENCE, is like trying to let a little bit of air out of a balloon with a hat pin.

I want my name to be a brand in comedy. I hope my name stands for comedic excellence.

Competition breeds excellence, including in the GOP race.

Excellence is greater than an achievement; excellence is standard in all my designs

Failure is the price of excellence.

Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.

Still constant is a wondrous excellence.

Professional accountability is a good thing. Without it, excellence is merely a pipe dream and even average performance isn't a realistic expectation.