Excellence Quotes

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."

Jimmy Johnson

"Remember, your work may be only to sweep a railway crossing, but it is your duty to keep it so clean that no other crossing in the world is as clean as yours."

M. Visvesvaraya

"Excellence is not a skill. It's an attitude."

Ralph Marston

"Make each day your masterpiece."

"Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better."

Pat Riley

"In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport."

Peggy Fleming

"Citius, Altius, Fortius. (Faster, Higher, Stronger.)"

Henri Didon

"Discipline is doing what you are supposed to do in the best possible manner at the time you are supposed to do it."

Mike Krzyzewski

"I wanted to set the standard, do the best job possible so that other people would be comfortable with African-Americans flying in space and African-Americans would be proud of being participants in the space program."

Guion Bluford

"Whatever you are, be a good one."

"Persistence is the twin sister of excellence."

Marabel Morgan

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

Will Durant

“I don't play this game to be an average tight end.”

“I play this game to be the best tight end I can possibly be and win as many football games as I possibly can.”

“I try to be the best that I can be and the best to the people that work for me.”

“It's an honor to live on a legacy, getting to do what we love to do and try to be the best musicians that we can possibly be.”

“Excellence will become the expectation across government, not the exception.”

“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”

“Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission.”

“Whenever I go on a ride, I'm always thinking of what's wrong with the thing and how it can be improved.”

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour.”

“There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place.”

“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.”

“I'm intimidated by the fear of being average.”