The noblest search is the search for excellence.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.
Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.
Most people are too busy working on insignificant projects and pursuing life's frivolities to tap their creative abilities. It's a mistake to be one of them. Striving for excellence where excellence doesn't matter is the stuff misfits are made of.
And with a few moments like that, with doubt from here and there, and within ourselves we were just striving for excellence. We had somehow understood and felt that all the musicians who would come to the House later on, that all the singers, the big artists, were striving for excellence in their life and we thought a house for them, there’s no limit to the excellence it should have because it should match their strive for perfection
Our practices - our most spiritual practices - are hanging laundry on the line, raising children, building strong relationships, practicing kindness as much as we can, striving for excellence in the workplace, and developing deeper self-knowledge. I wrote The Four Purposes of Life to assist in these endeavors.
To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.
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