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“Leaders are readers, disciples want to be taught and everyone has gifts within that need to be coached to excellence.”
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”
“Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.”
“There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.”
“Scotch beef, salmon and shellfish are recognised the world over for their excellence and Scottish provenance. People recognise the Scottish brand. They associate the country with quality food and d...”
“We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.”
“The noblest search is the search for excellence.”
“You need a commitment which is long term and a commitment to leadership, because that's the only way you build excellence.”
“When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol. So, a movie like 'The Artist' that costs $14 million, has to g...”
“Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinar...”
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”
“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. ”
“You make a product, and you put it out, and you do it with as much excellence and also wisdom as possible, and then it's the Lord that drives it and determines where it will go.”
“Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.”
“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
“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 ultima...”
“Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.”
“Excellent things are rare.”
“If a man has good corn or wood or boards or pigs to sell or can make better chairs or knives crucibles or church organs than anybody else you will find a broad hardbeaten road to his house...”