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Quotations by Subject: Excellence
(Related Subjects: Success, Victory)
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To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.: Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Nichomachean Ethics
With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it.: Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Nichomachean Ethics
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.: George F. Will (1941 - )
Strive for excellence, not perfection.: H. Jackson Brown Jr., O Magazine, December 2003
In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Northanger Abbey, 1818
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.: John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.: Michael J. Fox (1961 - ), quoted by Lorne A. Adrain in 'The Most Important Thing I Know'
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.: Pearl Buck (1892 - 1973), The Joy of Children, 1964
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.: Publilius Syrus (~100 BC), Maxims
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.: Sallust (86 BC - 34 BC), The War with Catiline
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.: Shana Alexander
It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)


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