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There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness. — Liberty Hyde Bailey

There's no such thing as Perfection. But, in striving for perfection, we can achieve excellence. — Vince Lombardi

The universe may be as great as they say. But it wouldn't be missed if it didn't exist. — Piet Pieterszoon Hein

We must be the ones to re-define the world class standards of excellence — Fela Durotoye

I hope to be remembered as an author who defined and exemplified excellence in crafting the modern love story. — Nicholas Sparks

The French have a saying that whatever excellence a man may exhibit in a public station he is very apt to be ridiculous in a private one. — Charles Caleb Colton

That we understand something perfectly, that we accomplish something better than anyone else around us, that is what matters. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Don't embrace mediocrity; its main charm is to make you fall in love with failure. Speed off ... Excellence awaits you at the end of your journey! — Israelmore Ayivor

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence. — Sun Tzu

Happiness is the exercise of talent, along the lines of excellence. — Aristotle.

There are no speed limits on the road to success. — David W. Johnson

Reading is the occupation of the insomniac par excellence. — Alberto Manguel

The photographer is the contemporary being par excellence; through his eyes the now becomes the past. — Berenice Abbott

True sportsmanship is excellence in motion! — Lorii Myers

There is no beauty unaided, no excellence that does not sink to the barbarous, unless saved by art. — Baltasar Gracian

Creativity muscle needs to be strengthened, and creativity excellence needs to be cultivated. — Pearl Zhu

Strive for excellence, reach for the sky! — Ari Joseph

The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence. — Euripides

At what point did we begin to think excellence is offensive to God? — Jeff Henderson

Excellence is the new forever. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you have to do the work, do it well, with all your heart. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Do not seek success just for the sake of succeeding or for self-gratification. Seek a life of impact and significance. — Archibald Marwizi

Excellence isn't a one-week or one-year ideal. It's a constant. — Michael Jordan

I believe excellence is being able to perform at a high level over and over. — Jay-Z

You will only become significant in life, by solving the unique set of problems only you and your mission are meant to solve. — Archibald Marwizi

Plan from your internal or spiritual view of things. The external view always has a way of distorting, discouraging and limiting your dream. — Archibald Marwizi

Excellence does not begin in Washington. — Ronald Reagan

So take your pleasure in the excellence of others. Let them be a heartfelt joy to you. — Santideva

The achievement of excellence can only occur if the organization promotes a culture of creative dissatisfaction. — Lawrence M. Miller

If America wants to make "made in America" a symbol of excellence and worth. They have to make everything of high quality, otherwise the best. — Raymond Loewy

A company can seize extra-ordinary opportunities only if it is very good at the ordinary operations. — Marcel Herrmann Telles

Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting. — Sun Tzu

Commit yourself to excellence. — Mark LaMoure

Aspire greatly; anything less than a commitment to excellence becomes an acceptance of mediocrity. — Brian Tracy

Mediocrity is excellence in the eyes of the mediocre. — Joseph Joubert

4. If you push yourself hard in the direction of freedom, compassion, and excellence, you will recover.
True/False — Kiese Laymon

If you can listen to yourself and obey yourself more, then you have increased your chances for attaining personal effectiveness. — Archibald Marwizi

Do it, fix it, try it. — Tom Peters

Improve yourself. Raise your attitude up to excellence for success. Get going now and create the reality. — Mark LaMoure

You need to use you imagined view of the future you dream of, then paint the statement in words, to state that clear dream of your desired future. — Archibald Marwizi

The secret of architectural excellence is to translate the proportions of a dachshund into bricks, mortar and marble. — Christopher Wren

God has destined you to soar. You have victory, freedom and excellence on the inside. — Joel Osteen

It takes more energy to maintain mediocrity than it takes to pursue excellence. — Matthew Kelly

You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity. — Colin Powell

We need people who push boundaries rather than retreat inside them. — Tim Fargo

Excellence doesn't mean we have to be 100% better in any one thing: it means we strive to be 1% better in 100 things. — Jan Carlzon

What we do is look for high standards of excellence in the arts. — Jane Alexander

[W]hat counts is that one perceives excellence and dares to give it expression, which sounds little but is in fact a great deal. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

improvements and drive engineering excellence across — Anonymous

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

Excellence does not come from believing in excellence, but from constant change, challenge, and improvement. — Jeffrey Fry

If you're a writer, write. And always strive for excellence. — Linda W. Yezak

Simply giving something 'a shot' is not giving something our 'best,' for our best is made up of as many 'shots' as it takes in order to be our best. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

A refined ability to learn from failure and to grow through losses is necessary to achieve excellence in any human endeavor. — Terry Orlick

Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. — Pat Riley

To never aspire to excellence means to never fully comprehend the amount of work required to achieve it. — John Avery

Excellence is a shortcut to genius. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The five excellences include: calligraphy, painting, poetry, medicine, and t'ai chi chuan. — Cheng Man-ch'ing

I am "Empowering Women of Excellence from Northeast Ohio to the Ends of the Earth — Maryann Wohlwend

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do. — Jose Ortega Y Gasset

A good artist does not just make imaginations beautiful to the mind, but also more pleasant to the eye with a superb visible touch of excellence. — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

You can do nothing you put your heart into it. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The education of attention would be an education par excellence — William James

Refuse to be average. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

Good maxims are the germs of all excellence. — Joseph Joubert

Almost never does a single company have excellence in a multiplicity of disciplines. — Leroy Hood

If it has to be done, it must be best done. — Lailah Gifty Akita

But, I don't want to assume that our tradition of excellence is a guarantee of future excellence. — Dave Heineman

Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises ... the best excellence in the children of any other land. — Herman Melville

Channel your emotion into the excellence of doing something rather than the mediocrity of deciding whether or not to do it. — Rory Vaden

Why should a man deliberately encircle his mind with needless prison walls. No man can reach highest excellence who puts limits to his own thought. — Arthur Desmond

Lasting achievement, whatever the endeavor, comes from a commitment to excellence every step of the way. — Ralph Marston

Making Disciples through the Transforming Power of Jesus Christ in the Spirit of Excellence! — Hans Blunk

I associated excellence in writing with New York City. — Garth Risk Hallberg

The excellence of every government is its adaptation to the state of those to be governed by it. — Thomas Jefferson

A step towards complacency is a step towards mediocrity;
a step towards diligence is a step towards brilliance. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Excellence is a way of life. — Bohdi Sanders

Mere experience, if it is not matched by deep concentration, does not translate into excellence. — Matthew Syed

It's a nice feeling to go out in the world and look for excellence - the best in man. My subject is very valid. It's about people, and about life. — LeRoy Neiman

Professional accountability is a good thing. Without it, excellence is merely a pipe dream and even average performance isn't a realistic expectation. — Lee Ellis

Always give everything 110 percent. It's the extra 10 percent that everyone remembers. — Frank Sonnenberg

If you don't value excellence, you won't achieve excellence. — Glenn C. Stewart

A passive mindset "manages" to live with mediocre, but an active mindset "leads" to change until excellence results. — Orrin Woodward

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. — George Eliot

Passion for a goal doesn't guarantee success, but without it, you can't even begin. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter

This is excellence - the following of anything for its own sake and with its own integrity ... — Freya Stark

It will take faith, to know success can still be attained regardless of unfairness or disadvantages availed by any system you operate within. — Archibald Marwizi

How do you achieve excellence? ... Stop doing non-excellent stuff! — Tom Peters

The foundation of lasting self-confidence and self esteem is excellence, mastery of your work. — Brian Tracy

The faults of great authors are generally excellences carried to an excess. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Humility is the softening shadow before the stature of Excellence, And lieth lowly on the ground, beloved and lovely as the violet. — Martin Farquhar Tupper

There is no substitute for excellence. Not even success. — Thomas Boswell

Excellence when concealed, differs but little from buried worthlessness.
[Lat., Paullum sepultae distat inertiae
Celata virtus.] — Horace

Consider first, that great or bright infers not excellence. — John Milton

You pursue excellence when you care about something other than your own excellence. — Michael S. Horton

Diligence, hard work, perseverance, excellence are the values that cause things to happen. — Sunday Adelaja

How do you achieve excellence? 1. Mindset 2. Discipline 3. Commitment 4. Consistency — Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can. — Chris Evert

Excellence is everything today, and most people aren't excellent. If you're not excellent - like truly excellent at what you do - you're toast. — Jason Calacanis

There is always a best way of doing everything. — Ralph Waldo Emerson