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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
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
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.
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.
There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.
There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
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
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.
Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.