The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen profession.

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

Badness you can get easily, in quantity: the road is smooth, and it lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard.

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.

Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act ‘rightly’ because we are ‘excellent’, in fact we achieve ‘excellence’ by acting ‘rightly’.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal—a commitment to excellence—that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence—natural ability notwithstanding.

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.

How excellent is thy name in all the earth.

I am not remotely interested in just being good.

We acquire a particular quality by acting in a particular way.

It is a very great thing to be able to think as you like; but, after all, an important question remains: what you think.

If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful.

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution; it represents the wide choice of many alternatives.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.