Following is our list of striving for excellence quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about what is striving for excellence.
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. — Harriet B. Braiker
Excellence must be pursued, it must be wooed with all of one’s might and every bit of effort that we have each day there’s a new encounter, each week is a new challenge. — Vince Lombardi
Strive for perfection in everything you do. — Henry Royce
The noblest search is the search for excellence. — Lyndon B. Johnson
Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don't live in a perfect world. — Joyce Meyer
Don't waste your time striving for perfection; instead, strive for excellence - doing your best. — Laurence Olivier
People of excellence go the extra mile to do what's right. — Joel Osteen
Strive for perfection in everything. Take the best that exists and make it better. If it doesn't exist, create it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough — Henry Royce
Your actions speak louder than words, so always strive for excellence in everything that you do. — Joe Rogan
Excellence happens when you try each day to both do and be, a little better than you were yesterday! — Pat Riley
Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. — John W. Gardner
If we commit ourselves to the successful completion of a task, then we personify excellence. — Nik Halik
Life is about the pursuit of excellence. That pursuit is probably more exciting to me now than ever. — Joe Rogan
Striving For Excellence Image Quotes
Allow yourself to be a beginner. No one starts off being excellent.
Inspirational Quotes
Religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for people who have been there. — David Bowie
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life. — Kahlil Gibran
Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly — Paulo Coelho
We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE. — Winston Churchill
I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them. — Madam C. J. Walker
Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day — Alice Morse Earle
What Is Striving For Excellence Quotes
For all people strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit what they do not excel in, while none strive to discredit what they do excel in. This is why there is chaos. — Zhuangzi
I was brought up, and my sister too, with two people who were always saying, "What you do is really nowhere near as important as the things that are going on in the world, and if your work needs to reflect that, or you want it to, then you need to strive for a certain type of excellence." — Jake Gyllenhaal
Do what you may, strive as earnestly as you can, live as excellently as you please, make what sacrifices you choose, be as eminent as you can for everything that is lovely and of good repute, yet none of these things can be pleaseing to God unless they be mixed with faith. — Charles Spurgeon
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
You are what you do repeatedly every day. If excellence is something you're striving for, then it's not an accident. It's a habit. — Greg Plitt
Strive For Excellence Quotes
To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. — Pearl S. Buck
He played a near-perfect game, but to him, not perfect enough. — Tim Grover
Emulation is a handsome passion; it is enterprising, but just withal. It keeps a man within the terms of honor, and makes the contest for glory just and generous. He strives to excel, but it is by raising himself, not by depressing others. — Jeremy Collier
It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
Be aware that even before you have reached your ultimate professional destination, if you always strive for excellence, you can and should have a substantial impact on the world in which you live. — Sandra Day O'Connor
The pursuit of perfection is frustrating and a waste of time, because nothing is ever perfect.
The pursuit of excellence is commendable and worthwhile. Therefore strive for excellence not perfection. — Alan Kulwicki
Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You'll be afraid you can't achieve it. It's your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best. — Laurence Olivier
Everyone excels in something in which another fails.
Aspiration lifts the life; groveling lowers it. When we are striving for excellence in everything we do the entire life grows and expands, but if we allow our standards to drop, there is a natural progression that follows, a tendency for a downward effort in all that we do thereafter. — Orison Swett Marden
It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential. — Brad Henry
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. — Charles R. Swindoll
Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude — Colin Powell
Pursuit Of Excellence Quotes
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal -- a commitment to excellence -- that will enable you to attain the success you seek. — Mario Andretti
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. — Mario Andretti
Being pretty good at everything is more important than excelling in one pursuit. Be an athlete of life. — Peter Attia
I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart.
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
What's wrong with creative block? Might it not just be that periods--even extended ones--of productive hiatus are essential mechanisms of gestation designed to help us attain higher standards in our pursuit of creative excellence? — Alexi Murdoch
This quality of self-denial in pursuit of a longer-term goal and, indeed, the willpower to maintain the denial, is excellent training for the boardroom. — John Viney
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.
Those who have arrived at any very eminent degree of excellence in the practice of an art or profession have commonly been actuated by a species of enthusiasm in their pursuit of it. They have kept one object in view amidst all the vicissitudes of time and torture. — John Knox
As for me, I am in pursuit of excellence. I have no time to get old. — Will Eisner
My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence. — John Kluge
The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time. — Ed Bliss
Strive To Excel Quotes
Strive each day to make your life purer, richer, and more luminous. You will subtly and imperceptibly lead all of creation heavenward. — Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
Always strive to excel, but only on weekends. — Richard Rorty
The key to teamwork is to learn a role, accept a role, and strive to become excellent playing it. — Pat Riley
Character is built by striving to be kind, not famous.
In all you do, always strive to acquire skills that make you stand out and excel. — Folorunsho Alakija
We always strive to be the best in the wage package. — James Sinegal
Perfection, fortunately, is not the only alternative to mediocrity. A more sensible alternative is excellence. Striving for excellence is stimulating and rewarding; striving for perfection--in practically anything--is both neurotic and futile. — Ed Bliss
Set excellent performance as your standard and strive to achieve it each day — Brian Tracy
Scorn also to depress thy competitor by any dishonest or unworthy method; strive to raise thyself above him only by excelling him; so shall thy contest for superiority be crowned with honour, if not with success. — Akhenaton
A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place. — Bill Ford
It is up to the leader to create a healthy environment where people are not afraid to fail. Mistakes should be seen as an integral part of the organizational process. They are a normal part of striving for excellence. — Andrew Harvey
Pursue Excellence Quotes
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
If you focus on success, you’ll have stress. But if you pursue excellence, success will be guaranteed. — Deepak Chopra
It takes more energy to maintain mediocrity than it takes to pursue excellence. — Matthew Kelly
Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can. — Chris Evert
You cannot find excellent corporate worship until you stop trying to find excellent corporate worship and pursue God himself. — D. A. Carson
The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a shell of static, safe mediocrity. Usually, growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety. — Joshua Waitzkin
I was later to receive an excellent first two years' graduate education in the same University and then again was able to pursue my studies in the U.S. on a fellowship from the aforementioned fund. — Chen-Ning Yang
Few men can be said to have inimitable excellencies: let us watch them in their progress from infancy to manhood, and we shall soon be convinced that what they attained was the necessary consequence of the line they pursued, and the means they used. — Adam Clarke
Pursue excellence and ignore success. If you are excellent you will be successful — Deepak Chopra
Demand perfection of yourself and you'll seldom attain it. Fear of making a mistake is the biggest single cause of making one. Relax - pursue excellence, not perfection. — Lloyd (Bud) Winter
Passion For Excellence Quotes
Leadership is no longer about your position.
It's now more about your passion for excellence and making a difference
You can lead without a title — Robin Sharma
Do your best at every job. Don't sleep! Success generates more success so be hungry for it. Hire good people with a passion for excellence. — Steve Jobs
Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellence, and the money will follow. — David Maister
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. — Aristotle
Excellence is a habit. You are what you repeatedly do. — Shaquille O'Neal
My path was simple: Follow your passion. Pour in your heart and soul. Settle for nothing less than excellence. And with enough hard work and faith in yourself, you can realize your dream. — Robert Mondavi
A Leader must possess credibility, imagination, enthusiasm, vision, foresight, a sense of timing, a passion for excellence and be willing to share. — William Rosenberg
Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. — Mark Twain
Bill Gates' Success Factors for Microsoft 1. Long-term Approach 2. Passion for Products and Technology 3. Teamwork 4. Results 5. Customer Feedback 6. Individual Excellence — Bill Gates
I never excelled at one sport or had a very strong passion for anything other than wrestling and bodybuilding. — Dave Bautista
Commitment To Excellence Quotes
There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses - only results. — Ken Blanchard
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence. — Tom Landry
Teamwork is the foundation of success. The three universal questions that an individual asks of his coach, player, employee, employer are: Can I trust you? Are you committed to excellence? And, do you care about me? — Lou Holtz
Have fun, because that's what life is all about. — Ryan Lochte
There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity. — Buck Rodgers
Disruption starts with committing to excellence and taking a stand for your customer. — Lewis Howes
Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. — Paul J. Meyer
You’ve been given another day of life. How will you use it? Will you wait until tomorrow as you’ve done for years or decide today is the day you commit to excellence? — Andrew Tate
When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. — Ken Blanchard
Personal Excellence Quotes
Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving. — Warren Buffett
Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa's another one .. I loved Frank Zappa ... I do think Van Halen reinvented the guitar ... he's an excellent musician, a shrewd guitarist and as a person he's wonderful. — Ritchie Blackmore
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. — Eddie Robinson
If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need. — Warren Buffett
Success and excellence are not the same. Excellence grows within a person, is largely within that person's control, and its meaning lasts. Success is measured externally, by comparison to others, is often outside our control, and is perishable. — Joe Paterno
Your are more powerful than you know. Do not delay your journey to personal excellence. — Tom Bilyeu
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. Every job is a self portrait of the person who did it ... Autograph your work with excellence. — Vince Lombardi
Your best shot at happiness, self-worth and personal satisfaction - the things that constitute real success - is not in earning as much as you can but in performing as well as you can something that you consider worthwhile. — William Raspberry
Persons with a talent who never practice excellence are the worst enemies of themselves. — Nelly Mazloum
Theories of "natural law" and the "law of nations" are another excellent example of discussions destitute of all exactness. [...] "Natural law" is simply that law of which the person using the phrase approves[....] — Vilfredo Pareto
Always Striving Quotes
It's about being the very best you can be. Nothing else matters as long as you're working and striving to be your best. Always compete. It's truly that simple. Find the way to do your best. Compete in everything you do. — Pete Carroll
You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are. — Juan Manuel Fangio
The rich will strive to establish their dominion and enslave the rest. They
always did...they always will. They will have the same effect here as
elsewhere, if we do not, by the power of government, keep them in their proper
spheres. — Gouverneur Morris
When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. — Paulo Coelho
No man can always be right. So the struggle is to do one's best, to keep the brain and conscience clear, never be swayed by unworthy motives or inconsequential reasons, but to strive to unearth the basic factors involved, then do one's duty. — Sayings
I never retouch a sketch: I take a canvas the same size, as I may change the composition somewhat. But I always strive to give the same feeling, while carrying it on further. — Henri Matisse
Stay curious, keep learning and keep growing. And always strive to be more interested than interesting. — Jane Fonda
The people of the UAE, and striving to empower them, always has been and continues to be our nation’s top priority. Their happy lives remain the basis of all our future plans. — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Always strive to give your spouse the very best of yourself; not what's leftover after you have given your best to everyone else. — Dave Willis
Always strive to be the best version of yourself, not someone else. — Joe Rogan
A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return. — Queen Rania of Jordan
True success is one of the greatest needs. Success is not something you stumble onto or come to by accident. It is something you must sincerely prepare for. Take a good look at successes, and you'll see he same consistent qualities all the time - qualities of one's character that make one strive for a goal with a standard of unmatched excellence. — Reggie Jackson
Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating. — Melody Beattie
I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone beyond what anybody ever thought I could do, what I thought I myself could do. And I've allowed myself to be inspired, kept my eyes open and my senses open to inspiration around me. — Clara Hughes
Strive for excellence, not perfection. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free man can set themselves is an amiable mediocrity. Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life. — John W. Gardner
Don't strive to be perfect. Strive for excellence. — Victoria Principal
Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life. — John W. Gardner
There's no such thing as Perfection. But, in striving for perfection, we can achieve excellence. — Vince Lombardi
It is my sincere hope that hospitals across Indiana, and America, continue to strive for excellence when it comes to providing medical care. This proposed rule will be harmful to communities who wish to upgrade their medical facilities. — Steve Buyer
We should all oppose - as Darwin did - views manifestly in conflict with the evidence, such as creationism... But we shouldn't set up this debate as 'religion v science'; instead we should strive for peaceful coexistence with at least the less dogmatic strands of mainstream religions, which number many excellent scientists among their adherents. — Martin Rees
We cannot of ourselves estimate the degree of our success in what we strive for. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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. — Ernie J Zelinski
I believe in striving for excellence. I sweat the big and small stuff! I do not apologize for this. — Anthony S. Fauci
For me, the greatest obstacles are never on the ice itself. That's the area I excel in. That's where my passion is. I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better. — Ann Bancroft
Learn the difference between striving for excellence and striving for perfection. The first is attainable; the second is not. — Douglas Merrill
Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence. — Don Shula
Don't waste your time striving for perfection, instead, strive for excellence -- doing your best. — Sir Laurence Olivier
Each must in virtue strive for to excel; That man lives twice that lives the first life well. — Robert Herrick
I just want to keep having the courage to raise the bar for myself, and to keep striving for excellence in artistic integrity and public service. And to continue to challenge myself to move outside of my comfort zone, personally and professionally. — Kerry Washington
Beyoncé says it was Mathew Knowles, her father, who made her understand discipline and work ethic, what it means to come in early before class starts to stretch, or to work on your dégagés or your pirouettes or whatever it was. I was a turner! So to come in early and then to stay afterward and to just soak up everything that the teacher has, that's really what it's about - the striving for excellence. — Laverne Cox
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. — Dan Millman
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