The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work but in the excellence of the work he produces.

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it they work in it because they excel.

In order to excel you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication you won't be able to do this.

And where I excel is ridiculous sickening work ethic. You know while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

I think women are excellent social critics.

The most excellent and divine counsel the best and most profitable advertisement of all others but the least practiced is to study and learn how to know ourselves. This is the foundation of wisdom and the highway to whatever is good.

Excellence then is a state concerned with choice lying in a mean relative to us this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

Nothing is more noble nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.

Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.'

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign and not a bad one - in particular dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence an indication of its success.

No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.

Desire is the key to motivation but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Desire is the key to motivation but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment it's all excellent it's all noble.

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

Mr. Geithner is an excellent minister. We have a good personal relationship.

To rely upon conviction devotion and other excellent spiritual qualities that is not to be taken seriously in politics.

Poetry is an art the easiest to dabble in but the hardest to reach true excellence.