#excel

I wanted the press to become something of a movement. Not a movement committed to a particular "ism," but a gathering together of writers with an aesthetic approach to literature and with a lust for excellence. ↗

— John Metcalf

#approach #become #committed #excellence #gathering

My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent. ↗

— Pat Metheny

#amazing #around #brother #by the time #city

Historically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to excel. A philosophy that values tranquil contemplation of the landscape cannot easily be adapted to the Olympic slogan of 'higher, stronger, faster.' ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#being #cannot #china #close #contemplation

I have read only the first 'Harry Potter' book. I thought it excellent, perhaps the best thing written for older children since The Hobbit. I wish the books had been around when my kids were the right age for them. ↗

— Gene Wolfe

#around #been #best #book #books

But God, who is the Eternal Mind, is undoubtedly of excellence, complete and perfect in every part. ↗

— Lactantius

#eternal #every #excellence #god #mind

For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all. ↗

— Lactantius

#considered #excellent #far #few #live

Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge their Father and Lord, whose excellence cannot be estimated, nor His greatness perceived, nor His beginning comprehended. ↗

— Lactantius

#aside #beginning #cannot #comprehended #corrupt

When you write down your ideas you automatically focus your full attention on them. Few if any of us can write one thought and think another at the same time. Thus a pencil and paper make excellent concentration tools. ↗

— Michael LeBoeuf

#any #attention #automatically #concentration #down

I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle it's not going to be satisfying. ↗

— Greg LeMond

#always #cycling #excellence #going #i

If it's an excellent script, I enjoy it tremendously, the acting part of it. ↗

— Julie London

#enjoy #excellent #i #part #script