Quotes About Excellence

They're only truly great who are truly good.

Google's done a super good job on search; Apple's done a great job on the IPod.

If I expect great things from my people, they'll go to great lengths to keep from disappointing me.

As a designer, design director or any creative person, you have to hire great people, support them and make them feel comfortable so they can contribute and give you their best.

Chrysler builds great cars.

I've learned in my career, it is much better to be recognized for all the great things you do on the field.

It's like athletes: To be a great company you need great competitors...It's what keeps you alive and keeps you honest.

The great thing about being a Yankee is that youre always a Yankee.

I want to be a part of great things.

Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow.

I think I do a great job in the outfield.

People like me, LB, the truly great ones ... we are always alone.

We have to make sure, at Apple, that we stay true to focus, laser focus - we know we can only do great things a few times, only on a few products.

The great thing is that when you hire string players you always get really great players. I don't know why that is.

If we all knew how to make that jump from good to great then I think every song would be great.

Really great design is hard. Good is the enemy of great.

Great men can't be ruled... The great is the rare, the difficult, the exceptional.

You never hear of a live-action studio that has been making so-so films looking over at a studio that's making great movies and going, 'Oh, we see the difference - we're using a different camera.'

We don't sell a car, we sell a dream. We are Italy's national team. There are many great soccer teams in our country, but there is only one Ferrari.

One has to set high standards... I can never be happy with mediocre performance.

It is a great happiness to be praised of them that are most praise-worthy.

He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstance.

Happiness is the reward of virtue.

To be successful you don't need to do extraordinary things, you just need to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.