Excellence Quotes
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As artists, we must not go down to the level of the masa; we should bring them up, intellectualize our languages, create classics out of our folk arts. We can do this if we are true to our roots and strive for excellence.
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We must get to the point in our lives. What is the point? To become a new kind of man or woman, having inner command and outer excellence.
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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
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The good of man is the active exercise of his soul's faculties. This exercise must occupy a complete lifetime. One swallow does make a spring, nor does one fine day. Excellence is a habit, not an event.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.
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We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
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Excellence or virtue in a man will be the disposition which renders him a good man and also which will cause him to perform his function well.
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Cultural and ethnic diversity benefit humanity’s future, survival, strength and excellence, promoting what I call cultural vigour, similar to the way in which molecular and genetic diversity promote 'hybrid vigor' in nature and thus strength, resilience and a higher potential for a problem-free future.
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I learned that it's OK to be stubborn about your craft, and it's OK to demand excellence from the industry.
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We are what we do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.
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Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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Excellence is a process that should occupy all our days.
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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
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The specific excellence of verbal expression in poetry is to be clear without being low.
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We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
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Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves.
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I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves." Another "I was raised to believe that excellence is the deterrent to racism and sexism. And that's how I operate my life." And another "It does not matter who you are or where you came from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.
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The excellence of a thing is related to its proper function.
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This is the person you think is your antagonist, who ends up being your greatest ally: the person who pushes, criticizes, and challenges you to meet a standard of excellence you might not otherwise achieve.
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Real excellence, indeed, is most recognized when most openly looked into.
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The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement.
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I am looking for excellence. Anyone can struggle but they cannot make a ‘perfect’ film.
