"Quality
is never an accident; it is always the result of high
intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful
execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives."
-– Willa A. Foster
"Your
true success in life begins only when you make the commitment
to become excellent at what you do." -– Brian
Tracy
"The
quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to
their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen
field of endeavor." -- Vincent
T. Lombardi
"Every
study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness
in life is only possible when you become outstanding at
your chosen field." -- Brian
Tracy
"Happiness
includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest
effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one can
be happy who feels that in some paramount affairs he failed
to take up the challenge of life." --
Arnold Bennett
"The
difference between failure and success is doing a thing
nearly right and doing a thing exactly right." --
Edward Simmons
"No
one 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." -–
Charles Kendall Adams
"The
foundation of lasting self-confidence and self-esteem
is excellence, mastery of your work." -–
Brian Tracy
"The
only thing that separates any one of us from excellence
is fear, and the opposite of fear is faith. I am
careful not to confuse excellence with perfection.
Excellence I can reach for, perfection is God's business."
-- Michael J. Fox
"Excellence
can be attained if you...
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Care more than others think is wise.
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Risk more than others think is safe.
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Dream more than others think is practical.
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Expect more than others think is possible." -- Jim
Gentil
"My
parents ingrained in me early on that the perfect score
is always something to strive for. I want to win
and I want to succeed no matter what." -–
Andrea Jung
"Aspire
greatly, anything less than a commitment to excellence
becomes an acceptance of mediocrity." -–
Brian Tracy
"It
is incumbent upon us all to raise the bar, whether you
are a multibillion-dollar international corporation or
a mom-and-pop selling blackberry jam." -–
Howard Schmidt
"Do
what you love, love what you do, and deliver more than
you promise." – Harvey
Mackay
"Don't
get complacent. Push yourself out of your comfort zone
and set higher standards of achievement for yourself.
Once you've achieved a standard of excellence, never let
it rest--push yourself even higher." -- Dave
Anderson
"The
secret to a great report card (getting all "W's") is being
and doing WOW! because you want to -- because it's fun.
The absence of WOW! is also a report card." --
Jeffrey Gitomer
"What
are the critical success factors of your job? What
must you be absolutely, positively excellent at doing
to be successful?" -–
Brian Tracy
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