"Excellence is never granted to man, but as the reward of labour."
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"A brand new mediocrity is thought more of than accustomed excellence."
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"Wealth does not bring excellence, but that wealth comes from excellence."
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"A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself."
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"But such occasions of excellence became less and less frequent. As her technique became sounder, [her] sincerity became less necessary."
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"Excellence isn't about meeting the spec, it's about setting the spec."
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"Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them."
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"For excellence, the presence of others is always required."
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"To interest is the first duty of art; no other excellences will ever begin to compensate for failure in this."
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"An organization which just perpetuates today's level of vision, excellence, and accomplishment has lost the capacity to adapt."
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"How sad that we often diminish our best gifts by struggling valiantly to develop in someone else's area of ability. It is better to focus on your uniqueness and do that with excellence than to end up with mediocrity in several areas."
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"Pursue excellence; ignore success."
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"In a person's career, well, if you're process-oriented and not totally outcome-oriented, then you're more likely to be success. I often say 'pursue excellence, ignore success.' Success is a by-product of excellence."
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"I often say 'pursue excellence, ignore success.' Success is a by-product of excellence."
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"I want my name to be a brand in comedy. I hope my name stands for comedic excellence."
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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."
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"Nike has always been a business about excellence and achievement."
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"The science of constructing a commonwealth or renovating it, or reforming it, is...not to be taught a priori...That which in the first instance is prejudicial may be excellent in its remoter operation, and its excellence may rise even from the ill effects it produces in the beginning. The reverse also happens; and very plausible schemes, with very pleasing commencements, have often shameful and lamentable conclusions."
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"For there is in mankind an unfortunate propensity to make themselves, their views and their works, the measure of excellence in every thing whatsoever"
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"I cannot believe that any man who deserved fame ever labored for it; that is, directly. For, as fame is but the contingent of excellence, it would be like an attempt to project a shadow, before its substance was obtained."
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