Excellence Quotes
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Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others, and over parts of the continent and, furthermore, the men of Atlantis had subjected the parts of Libya within the columns of Heracles as far as Egypt, and of Europe as far as Tyrrhenia.This vast power, gathered into one, endeavored to subdue at a blow our country and yours and the whole of the region within the straits, and then, Solon, your country shone forth, in the excellence of her virtue and strength, among all mankind.
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It meant a lot to me that Chelsea have wanted me for the last three years and that is the reason I chose them. It was important for me to come to a club with the same level of excellence. It is a great team and it is important to play for a great team.
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Aspire greatly; anything less than a commitment to excellence becomes an acceptance of mediocrity.
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Happiness is the possession of the excellence proper to us, and of the power subservient to it.
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When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman.
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Excellence endures and sustains. It goes beyond motivation into the realms of inspiration.
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Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.
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If we are to keep our flock at the highest pitch of excellence, there should be as many unions of the best of both sexes, and as few of the inferior as possible, and that only the offspring of the better unions should be kept.
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Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both.
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No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable.
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Consider first, that great or bright infers not excellence.
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The Metropole Orchestra is like Count Basie or Duke Ellington with strings... it's strings that swing. Strings that swing like Dizzy Gillespie... keep swinging, baby. And when you have all of that special excellence of the Metropole Orchestra, then your music just flies - it soars in a way that's really magical.
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Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
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The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.
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An oyster, that marvel of delicacy, that concentration of sapid excellence, that mouthful bwefore all other mouthfuls, who first had faith to believe it, and courage to execute? The exterior is not persuasive.
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The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.
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Morandi suggests we are all single in this world, hoping for independent repose. But our best opportunity for a community of excellence depends upon a collection of enlightened individuals.
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For millions, Roger Ebert will be remembered as a writer and television personality who brought a sense of passion and excellence to his craft. For me, he is a man who fused joy and courage as few others ever have. My life was enriched by having such a friend; it is poorer for losing such a friend.
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The foundation of lasting self-confidence and self esteem is excellence, mastery of your work.
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Talented people almost always know full well the excellence that is in them.
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If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.
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A good designer has a lot in common with a good researcher. Both hunt for excellence and perfection. And you have to really focus on the details, and you don't really know what the final result will be before you have it.
