Excellence Quotes

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." "Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle." "Quality is not an act, it is a habit." "I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best." "We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent." "Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort." "We live in a world where mediocrity is often rewarded." "Doing is one thing, doing it right is a whole different story" "After all, greatness is not for everybody." "Our approach is to be detail-oriented and to dig deep" "99% is the same as zero. If you are gonna do 99, stay home." "If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well." "You don't have to be the best, just be better than the rest " "I just always expect the best because I'm a competitor and if I'm competing, then obviously I'm trying to be better in everything" "Whatever you do, do it to the best of your capabilities." "I still have a lot of room for improvement. For example, I want to shoot equally well with both feet. I'd also like to become the best player in the world." "Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see." "All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare" "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. " "Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical, and expecting more than others think is possible"