1,737 Quotes About Excellence

The great roe is a mythological beast with the head of a lion and the body of a lion, though not the same lion.

Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.

The highest excellence is seldom attained in more than one vocation. The roads leading to distinction in separate pursuits diverge, and the nearer we approach the one, the farther we recede from the other.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

It is only Christianity, the great bond of love and duty to God, that makes any existence valuable or even tolerable.

All you owe the public is a good performance.

Everybody keeps calling for Excellence excellence not just in schooling, throughout society. But as soon as somebody or something stands out as Excellent, the other shout goes up: "Elitism!" And whatever produced that thing, whoever praises that result, is promptly put down. "Standing out" is undemocratic.

He who excels in his art so as to carry it to the utmost height of perfection of which it is capable may be said in some measure to go beyond it: his transcendent productions admit of no appellations.

One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist - you can always do better and you can always grow.