I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not read more

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Some of the worlds greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

Some of the worlds greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters

Excellence can be obtained if you:...care more than others think is wise;...risk more than others think is safe;...dream more than read more

Excellence can be obtained if you:...care more than others think is wise;...risk more than others think is safe;...dream more than others think is practical;...expect more than others think is possible.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend read more

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character