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It is the growth of advertising in this country which, more than any single element, has brought the American magazine to its present enviable position in points of literary, illustrative and mechanical excellence. ↗

— Edward Bok

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For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. ↗

— James Boswell

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Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can. ↗

— Chris Evert

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But I just really think there is a natural extension into other types of media because it's an excellent system for reliably locating and retrieving content. ↗

— Shawn Fanning

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That's why I ended up leaving school - because it required so much time, and it was such an excellent idea. I figured I would regret not going full force with this idea. It seemed we could make something of it. ↗

— Shawn Fanning

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There really was nothing like it at the time. We had good ideas for implementation, so we proceeded. I think it was an excellent solution to the reliability issues with existing search engines. ↗

— Shawn Fanning

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The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. ↗

— Pearl S. Buck

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Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who govern children, forgive nothing in them, but everything in themselves. ↗

— Francois Fenelon

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Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be. ↗

— Federico Fellini

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Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego. ↗

— John Cheever

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