Quotes about Excellence
Consider first, that great or bright infers not excellence.
— John Milton
Don't be prideful with any excellence that is not your own
— Epictetus
Excellence isn't about meeting the spec, it's about setting the spec.
— Seth Godin
Excellence-moral, ethical, personal excellence-is worth whatever it costs.
— Charles Swindoll
Excellence is being thwarted not only by laziness but by reckless attachment to causes, programs, and - in some cases, leaders.
— Michael Horton
Competition breeds excellence, including in the GOP race.
— Mike Huckabee
I've consistently said, we need to support charter schools. I think it is important to experiment, by looking at how we can reward excellence in the classroom.
— Barack Obama
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
To interest is the first duty of art; no other excellences will ever begin to compensate for failure in this.
— CS Lewis
To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his excellence; to be with Christ is the fullness of his joy.
— Charles Hodge
There is genius as well in virtue as in intellect. 'Tis the doctrine of faith over works.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Perfection isn't attainable, that's why we demand it from others.
— Vincent Van Gogh