#excellence

People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something. ↗

— Stephen R. Covey

#self-esteem #excellence

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

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As a consequence, progress has come to mean simply more power, more profit, more productivity, more paper prosperity, all of which are convertible into standards concerned only with size or magnitude rather than quality or excellence. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#concerned #consequence #convertible #excellence #into

I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

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I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business. ↗

— Michael J. Fox

#business #careful #confuse #excellence #god

Never allow your desires to lead you away from God; allow nothing else to control you other than God and His Word. No matter what you see or pass through, don’t allow them to define you. ↗

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

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The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself. ↗

— Dawn Fraser

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Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy. ↗

— Joe Paterno

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It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer. ↗

— Rick Pitino

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