#excellence

Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better. ↗

— Edwin Louis Cole

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Film is the manipulative medium par excellence. When you think back on the history of film and the 20th century, you see the propaganda that's been made. So there are moral demands on the director to treat the spectators as seriously as he or she takes himself and not to see them merely as victims that can be manipulated to whatever ends they have. ↗

— Michael Haneke

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To do justice to a lifelong dream of being a writer, I must give it the intense concentration and focus I gave to track. To do both with excellence is not possible. It is with a sense of sadness and joyous anticipation that I leave track and move on. ↗

— Florence Griffith Joyner

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What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a kid. If your anger is deep enough and strong enough, you learn that you can change those attitudes by excellence, personal gut performance. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

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Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. ↗

— Paul J. Meyer

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Human tragedies: We all want to be extraordinary and we all just want to fit in. Unfortunately, extraordinary people rarely fit in. ↗

— Sebastyne Young

#fitting-in #talent #tragedy

You've baked a really lovely cake, but then you've used dog shit for frosting. ↗

— Steve Jobs

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Christ manifests his divine leadership in your sincere followership. Christ's followers become true leaders because Christ is the model of true leadership. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

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Some people insist that 'mediocre' is better than 'best.' They delight in clipping wings because they themselves can't fly. They despise brains because they have none. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

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There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence. ↗

— Philip James Bailey

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