The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous. —Winston Churchill More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession. —Shana Alexander More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity. —Sallust More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. —Publilius Syrus More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business. —Pearl Buck More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence. —Michael J. Fox More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes. —John F. Kennedy More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Strive for excellence, not perfection. —Jane Austen More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence. —H. Jackson Brown, Jr. More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it. —George Will More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character. —Aristotle More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It is only in your mind that you have to excel, at anything or everything. Of course, it would be very nice to excel at most things. Indeed, we recommend that you try and do your best. But realistically, you are entitled to do the bare minimum to get by. All your accomplishments are just a bonus, something to enjoy, not requirements. You don't have to do anything to prove that you are worthy of existing. —Aristotle More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency. —Theodore Roosevelt More about this quote Tags: evil Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The end excuses any evil. —Sophocles More about this quote Tags: evil Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty. —Simone Weil More about this quote Tags: evil Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email