Quotes About Excellence

I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.

America is great because America is good. If America ever ceases to be good it will cease to be great.

Growing in resilience is the first important step in preparing for the issues you will face as a leader. Resilience will help you refine your calling as a leader and sustain leadership excellence.

We are under a moral obligation to do our best to realize the best that human beings can be. To neglect that obligation is to waste our lives.

It makes you also realize, 'OK, I'm excited to play tennis, and I work really hard to be the best tennis player I think I can be,' but I don't waste my time on stupid stuff, you know what I mean.

I don't do filler songs. I don't get them. They don't make any sense to me. Why would I literally waste my time on a song that doesn't hold up to the same standards as the other songs on the album? I won't play it live.

That's what people expect: They don't want to read a slight novel. People don't want to waste their time on anything less than 'great.'

I believe in doing what I am best at. I don't want to waste my energy in other things; instead, I would put all that in reaching the next level in a craft that I love the most.

Sometimes you can do a million songs, and if they're not good, you're just wasting your time.

I could sit at home, watch TV, and go for the odd run. But to be the best, you have to make this sacrifice, keep going away and doing blocks of training in the mountains.

I never saw Pele, but I watched Maradona, for seven years I saw every game. He's not one of the best, he's the best.

I watched Mark Rylance in the Broadway revival of 'La Bete,' and it knocked my socks off. The complete commitment, passion, and unbridled enjoyment in every moment of what he was doing was overwhelming.

I watched Tim Tebow and how he played and how he carried himself and the good that he did for the game on and off the field. I knew that's what I wanted to do.

For our teams that do great work, we have a tradition of giving Rolex watches. If you see all the key guys with their Rolexes, that's sort of our Medal of Honor if you do something big.

I'm not a big guy that watches technique from my opponents. I try to do what I do best and hope that my stuff is better than their best stuff.

You are watching what greatness is all about.

I grew up watching Marlon Brando, Christopher Walken, Robert de Niro, and Al Pacino and even Robert Duvall and was impressed by their caliber of work.

There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can possibly be.

Being at the show, watching people do what they do so well, hearing a full orchestra, and hearing beautiful music? There's nothing better.

To be among the world's greatest athletes and compete for Team U.S.A. while knowing that the entire world is watching is something that athletes dream about. To be able to experience that was truly special.

Watching the Dodgers perform at a really high level is a nice reminder to us as to how high the bar is.

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