#excellence

Excellence is the Result of Caring more than others think is Wise, Risking more than others think is Safe, Dreaming more than others think is Practical, and Expecting more than others think is Possible. ↗

— Ronnie Oldham

#caring #dreaming #excellence #expectations #expecting

When the actions becomes frequent than the words, success becomes heavier than the dreams. Do more, say less. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#actions #aim-high #dream-big #excellence #frequent

After the woman left, Gran, staring out back at the Zebra Forest, said to me, 'I'm a liar, I'll admit. But I pride myself on being a really good liar. That's part of my educational philosophy, too, Annie B. Mark that down. Lesson one: If you're going to do something, make sure to do it with excellence. ↗

— Adina Rishe Gewirtz

#excellence #learning #lying #education

There were far worse strategies in life than to try to make each aspect of one's existence a minor work of art. ↗

— Pat Conroy

#detail #excellence #art

I excel at pulling strings!” said Arachne. “I’m a spider! ↗

— Rick Riordan

#arachne #heroes-of-olympus #percy-jackson-and-the-olympians #pulling-strings #spiders

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#foreshadowing #striving #excellence

I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#excellence

As the carriage whipped forward, they passed the alley she had spent so many days staring at—it was there, and then gone as they careened around a corner, nearly knocking over a costermonger pushing a donkey cart piled high with new potatoes. Tessa screamed. Will reached past her and yanked the curtain shut. "It's better if you don't look," he told her pleasantly. "He's going to kill someone. Or get us killed." "No, he won't. Thomas is an excellent driver." Tessa glared at him. "Clearly the word excellent means something else on this side of the Atlantic. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-angel #tessa-gray #the-infernal-devices #will-herondale #excellence

She looks honestly upset, but then, I’ve learned that I can’t read her. The problem with a really excellent liar is that you have to just assume they’re always lying. ↗

— Holly Black

#lying #excellence

Euthanasia" is an excellent and comforting word! I am grateful to whoever invented it. ↗

— Bram Stoker

#excellence