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  The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

  As quoted in"Be Free!: Keys to Success and Happiness in Every Aspect of Your Life" by Slavica Bogdanov, (p. 45), October 12, 2012.

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• A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In Communism, inequality comes from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence.

  Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

  Strong, Equality, Mediocrity

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• All human excellence is but comparative — there are persons who excel us, as much as we fancy we excel the meanest.

  Samuel Richardson

  May, Fancy, Humans

  "Clarissa Harlowe, or The History of a Young Lady".

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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

  Freedom, Years, Important

  "Nina Simone and the problem with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" by Hanif Abdurraqib, ew.com. April 12, 2018.

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• The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Life, Greek

  Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.380, Best Books on

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• You can become an even more excellent person by constantly setting higher and higher standards for yourself and then by doing everything possible to live up to those standards.

  Brian Tracy

  Motivational, Improvement, Excellent

  FaceBook post by Brian Tracy from Apr 11, 2014

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• Excellence or virtue in a man will be the disposition which renders him a good man and also which will cause him to perform his function well.

  Aristotle

  Men, Good Man, Causes

  Aristotle (1996). “The Nicomachean Ethics”, p.39, Wordsworth Editions

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• Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge their Father and Lord, whose excellence cannot be estimated, nor His greatness perceived, nor His beginning comprehended.

  Lactantius

  Father, Greatness, Men

  Lactantius (2012). “The Sacred Writings of Lactantius (Annotated Edition)”, p.36, Jazzybee Verlag

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• To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.

  Aristotle

  Inspirational, Hate, Character

  Aristotle, (2014). “Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation”, p.1852, Princeton University Press

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• There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.

  Liberty Hyde Bailey

  Dream, Labor, Oneself

  Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915). “York State Rural Problems”

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• Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.

  Marva Collins

  Strength, Learning, Work Out

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• Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Until your Good is Better, and your Better is your Best.

  Unknown

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Dedication, Teamwork and Camaraderie: Tim Duncan" by Angela Guzman, www.beliefnet.com.

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• To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

  Pearl S. Buck

  Work, Teaching, Learning

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.

  Shana Alexander

  Love, Life, Relationship

  Shana Alexander (1970). “The feminine eye”, McCall Pub. Co

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• Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.

  Edwin Louis Cole

  Men, Perfection, Literature

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• Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding.

  Stephen Covey

  Real, Persistence, Practice

  Stephen R. Covey (1991). “Principle-centered leadership”, Free Press

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• Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

  William Blake

  Attitude, Commitment, Pride

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  Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

  John Ruskin

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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• The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, or gives you a sense of meaning, joy, or passion.

  Terry Orlick

  Inspirational, Passion, Heart

  Orlick, Terry (2015). “In Pursuit of Excellence 5th Edition”, p.26, Human Kinetics

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• Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

  Aristotle

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• I'm a perfectionist, so I always feel there's room for improvement.

  Ludacris

  Perfection, Rooms, Improvement

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• If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Attitude, Littles, Matter

  "The Powell Principles". Book by Oren Harari, 2003.

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• The mediocre always feel as if they're fighting for their lives when confronted by the excellent.

  Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

  Fighting, Excellent, Mediocre

  Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1994). “Aphorisms”, Ariadne Press (CA)

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• Consider first, that great or bright infers not excellence.

  John Milton

  Firsts

  John Milton (2009). “The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton”, p.500, Modern Library

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