Tag Archive for excellence

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
- William Makepeace Thackeray

Life’s like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.
- John W. Gardner

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.
- Paul J. Meyer

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
- Oprah Winfrey

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
- Sun Tzu

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
- Mario Andretti

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
- Vince Lombardi

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.
- Steve Jobs

You’ve got to look for tough competition. You’ve got to want to beat the best.
- Grete Waitz (Olympian/Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder)