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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
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
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.
Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang read more
Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
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
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, read more
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
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.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.