"Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do."

Gasset, Jose Ortega Y | Excellence | 3 bookmarks

"One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow."

Brown, Les | Excellence | 1 bookmarks

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars."

Brown, Les | Excellence | 5 bookmarks

"Do your work; not just your work and no more, but a little more for the lavishing's sake -- that little more which is worth all the rest."

Briggs, Dean | Excellence | 1 bookmarks

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."

Aristotle | Excellence | 8 bookmarks

"You get the best out of others when you get the best out of yourself."

Firestone, Harvey S. | Excellence | 2 bookmarks

"If I play my best, I can win anywhere in the world against anybody."

Floyd, Ray | Excellence | 1 bookmarks

"The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else."

Gaberino, Geoffrey | Excellence | 1 bookmarks

"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory."

Gandhi, Mahatma | Satisfaction | 5 bookmarks

"We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself."

Gasset, Jose Ortega Y | Excellence | 1 bookmarks