Extra Mile Quotes

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

Muhammad Ali

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Twitter post from Feb 20, 2011

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We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Winston Churchill

Love, Inspirational, Life

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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Essays "Circles" (1841)

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It is as true as that night follows day, that the man who does more than he is paid for, and does it in a pleasant mental attitude, sooner or later is paid for more than he does.

Napoleon Hill

Business, Men, Doe

"The Science of Success: Napoleon Hill's Proven Program for Prosperity and Happiness".

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You can start right where you stand and apply the habit of going the extra mile by rendering more service and better service than you are now being paid for.

Napoleon Hill

Ambition, Character, Literature

Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Dorothea Brande, Claude M. Bristol, Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill (2017). “Mindset StackingTM Inspirational Journal VolumeSS01”, p.32, Lulu.com

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Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.

Og Mandino

Inspirational, Motivational, Parenting

Og Mandino (2009). “The Greatest Miracle in the World”, p.99, Bantam

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Going far beyond that call of duty, doing more than others expect, this is what excellence is all about! And it comes from striving, maintaining the highest standards, looking after the smallest detail, and going the extra mile. Excellence means doing your very best. In everything! In every way.

Jack Johnson

Mean, Excellence, Details

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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.

Charles Kendall Adams

Success, Greatness, Excellence

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There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.

Roger Staubach

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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No one ever attains success by simply doing what is required of him.

Charles Kendall Adams

Ultimate Success, Going The Extra Mile, Great Success

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It's never crowded along the extra mile.

Wayne Dyer

Inspirational, Inspiring, Leadership

Wayne W. Dyer (2009). “A Promise Is a Promise: An Almost Unbelievable Story of a Mother's Unconditional Love and What It Can Teach Us: Easyread Large Edition”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com

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I'm an entertainer. If people are paying good money for tickets they deserve the best show they can see. I don't get into lighting stuff on fire, but I do believe in going the extra mile.

Bryan White

Money, Believe, Fire

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I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspirational, Hate, Men

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1969). “Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume VII: 1838-1842”, p.278, Harvard University Press

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Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Norman MacEwen

Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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If you truly want to succeed, be prepared to go the extra mile.

Napoleon Hill

Want, Succeed, Miles

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Deliver more than you are getting paid to do. The victory of success will be half won when you learn the secret of putting out more than is expected in all that you do. Make yourself so valuable in your work that eventually you will become indispensable. Exercise your privilege to go the extra mile, and enjoy all the rewards you receive.

Og Mandino

Success, Exercise, Excellence

Og Mandino (2010). “A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By”, p.56, Bantam

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There are no traffic jams when you go the extra mile.

Zig Ziglar

Kindness, Jam, Valentine's Day

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Put 'going the extra mile' to work as part of one's daily habit

Bruce Lee

Going The Extra Mile, Habit, Miles

Bruce Lee, John Little (1997). “Jeet kune do: Bruce Lee's commentaries on the martial way”, Tuttle Publishing

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There's very few people go the extra mile - so go the extra mile and give it all you've got.

Jim Leishman

Life, Motivational, People

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... if it's not your style to stretch and go the extra mile to make sure our customer experience is great, you're going to have an allergic reaction to this company. You probably won't stay. If you do try and stay, but can't adapt to the culture then it will reject you like a virus from a healthy immune system.

Jeff Bezos

Rejects You, Healthy, Style

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There are never any traffic jams on the extra mile.

Brian Tracy

Jam, Miles, Traffic

Brian Tracy (2004). “Getting Rich Your Own Way: Achieve All Your Financial Goals Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible”, p.95, John Wiley & Sons

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If you are the best, you must go that extra mile.

Conor McGregor

Mma, Miles, Extras

Twitter post from Nov 19, 2014

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One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile.

Napoleon Hill

Motivational, Success, Hard Work

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It's simple ... go the extra mile and you will stand out from the crowd

Robin Crow

Motivational, Simple, Excellence

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A trustworthy leader goes the extra mile to remedy strained relationships, even when it doesn't appear to be required.

John C. Maxwell

Leader, Trustworthy, Miles

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