#excellence

My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence. ↗

— John Kluge

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The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important. ↗

— Nina Simone

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Human tragedies: We all want to be extraordinary and we all just want to fit in. Unfortunately, extraordinary people rarely fit in. ↗

— Sebastyne Young

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Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. ↗

— Pat Riley

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Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better. ↗

— Gordon B. Hinckley

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Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

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Anything worth doing, is worth doing right. ↗

— Hunter S. Thompson

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jan was an excellent fuck...she had a tight pussy and she took it like it was a knife that was killing her. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

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Do you know how fast you were going?" Fang looked at the speedometer..."No," he said truthfully. I tagged you at seventy miles per hour,"she said, pulling out a clipboard. I let out an impressed whistle. "Excellent! I never thought we'd be that fast." Fang shot me a look and I put my hand over my mouth. ↗

— James Patterson

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