Quotes About Excellence

Flawed genius is better than flawless talent.

Geniuses' steps take you higher than talent's leaps.

Mediocrity is your enemy, satisfactory is your acquaintance, excellence is your friend, and genius is your soulmate.

One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters.

Over preparing for your competition is better than under-preparing.

Stumbling towards greatness is better than sprinting towards mediocrity.

The cream rises to the top, even if sour.

The great compete not only against others, but against themselves.

The lonely road to greatness is better than the crowded road to mediocrity.

Think like the great, speak like the great, act like the great, and you will become like the great.

Weeds blend in; roses stand out.

All who have achieved excellence in art possess one thing in common; that is, a mind to be one with nature, throughout the seasons.

In 10 years' time, what do you want your name to be synonymous with?

Train your competitors (this makes you the master)

Would you rather be great at something you like, or just okay at something you love?

For the ultrarealist, goals exist not to be achieved but to stimulate striving and to drive progress toward the fulfillment of potential. This is why champions set goals that are hard to achieve, and why they welcome opportunities to raise their game.

Hold that thought, ya tracksuit Dracula. You asked about The Avengers. Y'wanna know the best part about being an Avenger? Having Captain America around you all the time. He just– The guy just brings out the absolute best in people. You… want to be good when he's around. You really do. Ivan, look around you real quick. Because, right now? Captain America ain't here.

No matter how good you are at something there's always about a million people better than you.

She remembered studying Aristotle as a first-year Philosophy student. And being a bit depressed by his idea that excellence was never an accident. That excellent outcomes were the result of 'the wise choice of many alternatives'.

he was a good person, and good people were rare

She remembered studying Aristotle as a first-year Philosophy student. And being a bit depressed by his idea that excellence was never an accident. That excellent outcomes were the result of 'the wise choice of many alternatives

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

Culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection.

We should take notice of that in others which is good, to their praise, that by so doing we may lay engagements upon them to abound therein more and more.