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The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value. (Quote by - Charles Dudley Warner)

It's an excellent movie. Really excellent. (Quote by - Bill O'Reilly)

Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises.. the best excellence in the children of any other land. The piano is the social instrument par excellence.. drawing-room furniture, a sign of bourgeois prosperity, the most massive of the devices by which the young are tortured in the name of education and the grown-up in the name of entertainment. (Quote by - Jacques Barzun)

She had big beautiful eyes, a beautiful smile, she was an excellent student and loved to help others. She was just someone other young people gravitated to. (Quote by - Cornelia Kelley)

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. (Quote by - Henry Ward Beecher)

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. (Quote by - Pearl S. Buck)

They have excellent potential and maybe the Champions League took something out of them. It will be a tough test as they rested some of their players that can make a difference. (Quote by - Carlo Ancelotti)

I no more thought of style or literary excellence than the mother who rushes into the street and cries for help to save her children from a burning house, thinks of the teachings of the rhetorician or the elocutionist. (Quote by - Harriet Beecher Stowe)

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent. (Quote by - Marcus Tullius Cicero)

Courtney Hutto did an excellent job leading the team from the point guard position. She was in complete control of the game and did a super job tonight. We finally had a game where we scored double digits in each quarter. (Quote by - Charles Mancil)

Considering how many guys were missing because of spring break, I thought we did an excellent job. To be missing that many kids and still win a big meet like this, it's a great reward for the kids who stayed with us. (Quote by - Chris Herriot)

Nevertheless, it's still an excellent result. (Quote by - Don McDougall)

He was a strong leader and dedicated his paper to excellence as well as financial success, and there weren't many of those. (Quote by - Ben Bradlee)

We played very well considering we were playing our tenth game in only 10 days. Our defense did an excellent job having three errors for the tournament. In the championship game we did not make an error. Pitching was very good in all three games. Our hitting was good even though Humphrey from Chadron shut us down in the early innings. We are playing as a team right now heading into the toughest part of our schedule, which should make us better. (Quote by - Dale Lortz)

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. (Quote by - Paul J. Meyer)

Sometimes even excellent Homer nods. (Quote by - Horace)

Why is women's hockey the only sport that sort of gets put down for excellence? Why should we stop and not get better?. (Quote by - Cassie Campbell)

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. (Quote by - Oscar Wilde)

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. (Quote by - Aristotle)

We believe this combination of excellence in operations and strong execution of our strategy is critical to achieve our vision. We will continue to focus on both in future as well. (Quote by - Azim H. Premji)

Excellent things are rare. (Quote by - Plato)

This is an excellent project,. (Quote by - Bill Williams)

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. (Quote by - T.S. Eliot)

Our filmmakers are very, very happy because the movie scored a 90 in the top two boxes (excellent and very good). We have wonderful word of mouth working for us again. (Quote by - Chuck Viane)

He is the half part of a blessed man, left to be finished by such a she; and she is a fair divided excellence, whose fullness of perfection lies in him. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

Lots of turkey vultures are moving through the area. This is also an excellent time to see broad-winged hawks, red-tailed hawks, ospreys and sharp-shinned hawks, along with vultures. (Quote by - Craig Thompson)

As for me, I am in pursuit of excellence. I have no time to get old. (Quote by - Will Eisner)

Auburn has been a pretty good feeder for swimming excellence. (Quote by - Chris Plonsky)

Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best. (Quote by - Marva Collins)

I'm not saying we lost because of the referees. We had our chances -- 6-on-4 at the end, excellent chance to score a goal. It was in our hands to tie it up and hopefully win the game later on. (Quote by - Dainius Zubrus)

We consider the fourth draft to be an very excellent basis for reaching the goals of principles that will guide us to the eventual agreement. (Quote by - Christopher Hill)

Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence. (Quote by - George F. Will)

Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great. (Quote by - Fernando Flores)

Coach Childers is an excellent coach. Last year, he had to roll with the punches with the cards he was dealt. ? The skill level just wasn't there. (Quote by - Carey Green)

To pretend to describe the excellence, the greatness or duration of the happiness of heaven by the most artful composition of words would be but to darken and cloud it; to talk of raptures and ecstasies, joy and singing, is but to set forth very low. (Quote by - Jonathan Edwards)

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment. (Quote by - William Arthur Ward)

It sounds like a diverse and excellent group. (Quote by - Bill Relyea)

The new 2006 registration and some excellent deals have seen new buyers heading back to dealerships .. but 2006 will continue to be a challenge as we fight for every sale. (Quote by - Christopher Macgowan)

From time to time there appear on the face of the earth men of rare and consummate excellence, who dazzle us by their virtue, and whose outstanding qualities shed a stupendous light. Like those extraordinary stars of whose origins we are ignorant, and of whose fate, once they have vanished, we know even less, such men have neither forebears nor descendants: they are the whole of their race. (Quote by - Jean de la Bruyere)

He played three different positions for us and could play them all well. He just had an excellent career and was outstanding offensively. He loves the game and he's top 10 academically in his class. (Quote by - Chuck Miknis)

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves. (Quote by - Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle it's not going to be satisfying. (Quote by - Greg Lemond)

It's an excellent effort to get this far,. (Quote by - Craig McDonald)

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. (Quote by - Chris Evert)

Paul's worked extremely hard and has shown excellent play in practice and in scrimmages. Paul will probably get that opportunity at another time. (Quote by - Chuck Long)

Eighteen years of excellence has earned Greenspan the benefit of the doubt when blame is being allocated. (Quote by - Carl Tannenbaum)

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary. (Quote by - Warren G. Bennis)

Asia is an excellent player. She has had some different looks from some different schools. Asia is one of the best players, for her size, that attacks the ball in the air. She is able to get over defenders that are three or four inches taller. She has a knack for finding the ball around the net with her head. (Quote by - Chris Leshinski)

They have an excellent offense; they might have the best offense in the league, .. We haven't beaten them in 6 years. To go 2-0 in the league would be huge heading into October. It would be a great opportunity for our program. (Quote by - Bob Benson)

Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy. (Quote by - Joe Paterno)

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life. (Quote by - Oprah Winfrey)

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. (Quote by - Horace)

He has played with the game's best players in Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr and has also excelled in a more defensive-minded role, so he has proven himself in all situations. He will be a great complement to our group of forwards. (Quote by - Doug MacLean)

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence in themselves, but merely from some circumstance that flatters our self-love. (Quote by - William Hazlitt)

These are excellent recommendations. It documents a continuous improvement planning process that validates the good work we are doing and will help us improve in other areas. We all want the same thing -- to provide the best education for our students. (Quote by - Candace Millington)

There's so much momentum coming early into this quarter that an excellent quarter is just baked in the cake. (Quote by - Brian Bethune)

She's got excellent educational and criminal justice credentials, and she has shown too that she has her own opinions by breaking with the governor on the (emergency contraception)
bill. (Quote by - Cynthia Stead)

As far as I'm concerned, the sheriff's department has done an excellent job in Savoy. The department has responded to the needs of our citizens, so I don't want to mess with a system that is working well for us. (Quote by - Bill Smith)

If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you. (Quote by - T. Alan Armstrong)

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence. (Quote by - Aristotle)

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity. (Quote by - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

My reaction was excitement. Benton Central is an excellent team, and I knew that if we were going to win this sectional, we'd have to play them eventually. I'd rather play them first than last. I wanted to have time to prepare. (Quote by - Craig Shaeffer)

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. (Quote by - Colin Powell)

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality. (Quote by - Joe Paterno)

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business. (Quote by - Michael J. Fox)

Marques is an all-around player. There's nothing he can't do. He just played excellent. He made mistakes; he wasn't perfect. But he helped us win, and that's all that matters. (Quote by - D'Brickashaw Ferguson)

Consider first, that great or bright infers not excellence. (Quote by - John Milton)

She wants to excel. There's just something in her makeup -- a quality, a mindset -- that lets her tackle any problem, whether it's on the court or in the classroom or anywhere, with an attitude that says, 'I want to be the best.' I think she's driven to be as good as she can possibly be in everything she attempts. (Quote by - Carroll LaHaye)

It is pleasant to see great works in their seminal state pregnant with latent possibilities of excellence; nor could there be any more delightful entertainment than to trace their gradual growth and expansion, and to observe how they sometimes sudde. (Quote by - Samuel Johnson)

Dartmouth does an excellent job of playing together. They have the best team chemistry in the league. Also, we're going to have to make sure not to lose track of our assignments on defense because they have outstanding shooters. (Quote by - Chris Gobrecht)

Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. (Quote by - Harriet Beryl Braiker)

Still constant is a wondrous excellence. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. (Quote by - Ralph Marston)

For two days, it was an excellent place. Until . . . until today. (Quote by - Will MacKenzie)

They have a fast team and they have excellent goaltending. The guys have talked about the game and there won't be any surprises. We know each other well. (Quote by - Chris O'Brien)

Hunt had two key plays on which they excelled. We had a bunch of opportunities, but we didn't excel. But each week, we're going to get better. (Quote by - Brian Allen)

The overall outcome for the year represents a very effective combination of excellent business results, advocacy and social responsibility. (Quote by - Colin Jordan)

She did an excellent job. She's very young, but every game she's improving. (Quote by - Alejandro Lagunas)

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. (Quote by - Vince Lombardi)

Strickland has more money than the other candidates. He's an excellent campaigner. Barring any unexpected event, he'll be impossible to catch. I think Ted can win in November. (Quote by - Craig Allen)

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. (Quote by - T. Alan Armstrong)

The noblest search is the search for excellence. (Quote by - Lyndon B. Johnson)

The markets are trying to move off their highly overbought condition. This dip is an excellent opportunity for those who are looking to get long the market. (Quote by - Dale Doelling)

Excellent progress was made in reshaping the portfolio and restoring balance sheet strength,. (Quote by - Charles Miller)

The 2006 winners continue the tradition of excellence and leadership symbolized by the Common Wealth Awards. (Quote by - Connie Bond Stuart)

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued. (Quote by - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

Anyone can be an ACE: Attitude + Commitment = Excellence. (Quote by - Robert Inman)

Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. (Quote by - Henry Van Dyke)

The most excellent and divine counsel, the best and most profitable advertisement of all others, but the least practiced, is to study and learn how to know ourselves. This is the foundation of wisdom and the highway to whatever is good. God, Nature, the wise, the world, preach man, exhort him both by word and deed to the study of himself. (Quote by - Pierre Charron)

Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer. (Quote by - Rick Pitino)

THERE are three types of persons: those, who confess their own faults and mention the excellence of others, are the highest type; those, who highlight their own excellence and decry the faults of others, are worse; those, who parade their own faults as excellence and deride the excellence in others as faults, are the worst. The last type is nowadays most rampant. (Quote by - Atharva Veda)

There's a good mood, .. People know the union, and the company, by the way, have done an excellent job in terms of dealing with what was a very difficult situation. (Quote by - Buzz Hargrove)

We've got excellent scorers. Why do they need me to take shots away from them? I know what I need to do to help this team. (Quote by - Adrian Griffin)

So so is good, very good, very excellent good; and yet it is not; it is but so so. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

They are an excellent offensive team. .. I definitely think they are not a bad team at all. I know their record kind of indicates that, but we don't go by records around here. (Quote by - Andy Blackston)

Ray's having an excellent senior year. He does everything we ask. He runs the point or he plays (shooting) guard. He's a good perimeter shooter, and he rebounds well. He's just an excellent all-around basketball player. (Quote by - Chris Kelly)

The whole team just did excellent today, maybe even a little better than I expected. Having to cancel our last two matches, I think they showed that they were ready to get out there. (Quote by - Cathy Wierzbowski)

We're playing well right now. We've been hitting the ball well, playing excellent defense and throwing strikes. (Quote by - Clark Adams)

The Anglo Leasing cases represent an excellent opportunity for the authorities to invoke the disciplinary provisions of the Code of Conduct signed by the new Cabinet weeks ago. (Quote by - Colin Bruce)

Ignore it. No answer is necessary, Your Excellency. The president does not know his place. (Quote by - Atsuko Abe)

He's an excellent ballplayer and he makes everyone else around him better. He's a good shooter, a very good defender, and he's got a big heart. He's our go-to person, there's no question about it. We look to him when things get tough, and he delivers. (Quote by - Brian Billings)

The Good of man is the active exercise of his soul's faculties in conformity with excellence or virtue, or if there be several human excellences or virtues, in conformity with the best and most perfect among them. (Quote by - Aristotle)

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. (Quote by - Oprah Winfrey)

I feel great we won this game. We lost our last six so I feel excellent and I feel happy. We played hard. (Quote by - Alexander Ovechkin)

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it. (Quote by - William Makepeace Thackeray)

Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form a mutual check upon each other. (Quote by - William Blackstone)

Any time you can get five turnovers and 14 points you've got an excellent chance to win the game,. (Quote by - Cullen Jenkins)

By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man passionately desire to be a perfect citizen, and teaches him to rule, and to obey, with justice. This is the only education which deserves the name. (Quote by - Plato)

Always strive to excel, but only on weekends. (Quote by - Richard Rorty)

The transition has gone great. He knows how to talk to his players. He's an excellent coach.. We believe in him. (Quote by - Toby Bullock)

Every year we are very proud to honor excellence in the art of filmmaking in all its disciplines, and this year's honorees are outstanding examples of that excellence. (Quote by - Carlos de Abreu)

Excellent. It's a good group, .. We won last weekend (at the Decatur Eisenhower Cleveland Invitational) and shot 311 and 320. Those are good scores. It was ideal conditions. But the kids played well. The second day we had three girls in the 70s. (Quote by - Cal Hubbard)

This series has been excellent,. (Quote by - Brian Lara)

Companies should decide what processes and competencies they must excel at and specify measures for each. (Quote by - David P. Norton)

I was excellent. Everybody loved me. I love myself, and i like bums. (Quote by - Cardinal Richelieu)

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. (Quote by - Sun Tzu)

If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time. (Quote by - Octavio Paz)

Doing what is expected is boring. Go beyond mediocre and aim toward excellence!. (Quote by - Natasha Vanderlinden)

It?s an excellent choice. There are some very good people on the board right now and clearly he is very capable. (Quote by - Carl Pardoe)

You can become an even more excellent person by constantly setting higher and higher standards for yourself and then by doing everything possible to live up to those standards. (Quote by - Brian Tracy)

To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the greatest bearing on excellence of character. (Quote by - Aristotle)

Sanitation and the maintenance did an excellent job on debris removal. I would say that one of the things that the city really excelled in was getting the streets cleaned, the debris cleaned. I think the city departments that handled that did an excellent job. (Quote by - Anita Patterson)

I feel very lucky to have a guy like Brent joining our staff. He has an excellent track record coaching wide receivers and quarterbacks, and also brings outstanding experience coordinating offenses. Having Brent come to Boise State was an opportunity we could not pass up. (Quote by - Chris Petersen)

I have excellent information and proof relating to conduct of the FBI, .. I can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this case is an FBI cover-up. (Quote by - Zacarias Moussaoui)

A revelation is to be received as coming from God, not because of its internal excellence, or because we judge it to be worthy of God; but because God has declared it to be His in as plain and undeniable a manner as He has declared creation and providence to be His. (Quote by - William Law)

Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change. (Quote by - Thomas J. Peters)

He's an excellent stick-handler. One of the best skaters and shooters I've ever had. (Quote by - Al Murdoch)

Anyone can be a teacher or professor, but not everyone can influence you to strive for excellence and make a difference in the world around you. (Quote by - Curtis White)

Business Objects is known for the excellence of both its business intelligence applications and its exceptional customer support organization. With an industry leading product platform and a growing customer base, the need to continue to deliver exceptional customer service is paramount. We are delighted that Business Objects has selected Knova's service resolution management applications for customer service and look forward to a strong partnership. (Quote by - Bruce Armstrong)

Our defense has carried us the whole year. Johnson, for a sixth grader, has done an excellent job running our team. (Quote by - Corey Turner)

Debbie is a good shooting guard, who will fit in well on the perimeter. She possesses excellent court awareness and leads by action. (Quote by - Dana Eikenberg)

He showed some excellent leadership qualities that will go a long way in our season. He grew up a lot today. (Quote by - Chuck Long)

There's an entire flight simulator hidden in every copy of Microsoft Excel 97. (Quote by - Bruce Scheneier)

We had excellent efforts and we ran a smart race for the mid-80 temperatures. (Quote by - Clint Chamberlin)

I think our police are excellent, probably because I have not done anything that has occasioned being beaten up by these good men. (Quote by - Clement Freud)

We knew Eric could be an excellent player and he is proving that this year, .. He really has added to the excellent play from the rest of the team this season. (Quote by - David Cross)

If you chase perfection, you often catch excellence. (Quote by - William Fowble)

I though Drew Moor was excellent. I thought he was magnificent today, against probably one of the -- apart from our own -- best front threes in the league. (Quote by - Colin Clarke)

The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume; but a good stomach excels them all. (Quote by - William Penn)

The market for handheld devices is really excellent. Palm can sell everything it makes. (Quote by - Paul Sagawa)

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity. (Quote by - Titus Livy)

At first glance, I think it's an excellent result. Wealth management and the investment bank are the clear drivers. (Quote by - Claudia Meier)

I may not be totally perfect, but parts of me are excellent. (Quote by - Ashleigh Brilliant)

It's never crowded along the extra mile. (Quote by - Wayne Dyer)

Scored a 92 percent, which put it in the excellent bracket. The common thread of any of the films that have ever scored a 92 with us is that they all had legs. I'm talking about movies like 'The Sixth Sense,' 'Remember the Titans' and 'Bringing Down the House.'. (Quote by - Chuck Viane)

Lifestyle Family Fitness is a highly successful company with excellent growth plans. We are honored to partner with them and provide a solution that will help Lifestyle select the best team of employees to achieve its mission of fulfilling their members' needs and building lasting relationships through a fun and friendly experience. (Quote by - Chris Marsh)

The Democrats and Republicans are equally corrupt -- it's only in the amount where the Republicans excel. (Quote by - Will Rogers)

The speaker did an excellent job. What made it really good was that he spoke at a student level, rather than at the level he could have and that helped the audience understand better. (Quote by - Charles Rogers)

Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth. (Quote by - Chanakya)

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. (Quote by - Vince Lombardi)

Happiness is the exercise of one's vital abilities along lines of excellence in a life that affords them scope. (Quote by - Greek proverb)

Cal played an excellent game today and they deserved to win. The end result is we played good enough to lose by seven. The disappointing aspect is it was a loss. The positive aspect is that we exhibited resiliency. We know we could have won that game. We fell short for a number of reasons, but I believe this was a solid beginning to what's to come for this program. And I look forward to getting right back to it after Christmas. (Quote by - Bronco Mendenhall)

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence. (Quote by - Sun Tzu)

Excellence is a process that should occupy all our days. (Quote by - Ted W. Engstrom)

The project is excellent and on schedule. The activity of the area on Daniels and I-75 is very exciting. (Quote by - Billy Brown)

Yale's greatness carries an urgent need to guard against the fall of excellence into exclusivity, of refinement into preciousness, of elegance into class and convention. (Quote by - Benno C. Schmidt Jr.)

Excellence does not begin in Washington. (Quote by - Ronald Reagan)

They really spread the field, and they have an excellent quarterback. Jennings throws the ball really well. They're going to try and make big plays in the passing game. (Quote by - Vance Belew)

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work. (Quote by - Thomas J. Watson Sr.)

He's excellent, very knowledgeable and knows the business. (Quote by - Chuck Pavlos)

Excellence always sells. (Quote by - Earl Nightingale)

He was the difference for them. We had a lot of shots and he played excellent. (Quote by - Bill Torni)

We got some excellent performances both on the track and in the field. We showed today that we are a very well-rounded team. (Quote by - Curt Miller)

They played excellent. It was unfortunate that I could not close out my match though after being so close with four match points. (Quote by - Bojana Bobusic)

Kirilenko is an excellent player. That's what he does. His arms are very long and very active. They did a good job of putting up a smaller lineup with him as a freelance guy, blocking shots. (Quote by - Bonzi Wells)

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled. (Quote by - Baltasar Gracian)

Rice Lake has excellent ice. It's one of the few places we can curl in the summers. (Quote by - Courtney George)

Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach. (Quote by - John W. Gardner)

These are excellent results with strong growth performance from investment banking and better than expected growth in banking. (Quote by - Colin Keogh)

We don't see this as a budget exercise. It's about management excellence. (Quote by - David Barna)

Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel; / Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle. (Quote by - Lord Lyttelton)

Transit buses are an excellent application for hybrid propulsion systems, because buses consume significantly more fuel than cars or light trucks and they are often utilized in stop-and-go city traffic. (Quote by - Beth Lowery)

I realized this year, you can't always be excellent, you can't be perfect. It was an eye-opening year. This is definitely one of its ups. (Quote by - Andrew Johnson)

There weren't many second chances out there. The guys did an excellent job clearing the net and clearing rebounds. (Quote by - Chris Mason)

Nike has always been a business about excellence and achievement. (Quote by - Andrew Young)

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential. (Quote by - Brad Henry)

The full use of your powers along the lines of excellence. (Quote by - John Fitzgerald Kennedy)

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do. (Quote by - Shaquille ONeal)

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation. (Quote by - Joseph Addison)

Excellent performance in our corporate and capital markets driven businesses. (Quote by - Charles Prince)

We are getting a lot of practice addressing hurricane-related contingencies. Fortunately, we have had excellent communication and we are getting great cooperation from our members. (Quote by - Britton Banowsky)

Brown has a long standing tradition of excellence. They are a well-coached team and a national power. We are excited for another good test. (Quote by - Brian Durocher)

There were some windows broken, nothing that affected seaworthiness. The crew did an excellent job and those guys gave up. .. These guys didn't plan this too well. (Quote by - Bruce Good)

The key for us the past couple games has been working hard as a team. We played excellent defense and we did it as team, which makes a big difference. (Quote by - Chris Higginbottom)

She's excellent. It's really great to have somebody, we see eye to eye, ear to ear, I guess, on a lot of the stuff that we both like. She helps me figure out how to slow down and that we make sure that this next album is as good as it can be. (Quote by - Clay Aiken)

We've got excellent preparatory work happening at the municipal level in all of those communities along the Red River as the next crest comes along. (Quote by - Chuck Sanderson)

Excellence is in the details. Give attention to the details and excellence will come. (Quote by - Perry Paxton)

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort. (Quote by - Chanakya)

The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying. (Quote by - David Ogilvy)

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property. (Quote by - Voltaire)

Little seedlings never flourish in the soil they have been given, be it ever so excellent, if they are continually pulled up to see if the roots are grateful yet. (Quote by - Bertha Damon)

Both Bill and Shawn have proven track records and will continue to deliver the tradition of excellence that our Atlanta and Orlando viewing audiences expect. (Quote by - Bruce Baker)

It's an excellent outcome for Toll even though they had to make a significant number of concessions. (Quote by - Atul Lele)

We have the honor to notify your Excellency that operations of the land and naval forces of the United States against the defenses of Manila may begin at any time after the expiration of forty-eight hours from the hour of receipt by you of this communication, or sooner if made necessary by an attack on your part. (Quote by - Wesley Merritt)

Animals are excellent role models for forgiveness, .. There is no holding back of the love. (Quote by - Christine Robinson)

I built up an excellent relationship with Jon when I was at Hawthorn and it's no secret we attempted to recruit him once before,. (Quote by - Chris Connolly)

He's been doing an excellent job. When he goes out on defense, he's got more energy. (Porters Chapel) made some good adjustments, double-teamed him and did a good job of running away from him. We did move him where they were running, and it was a chess game. But he's turned into his own. (Quote by - Chris Jacobs)

He demanded and expected excellence, not just in the game of football but in the way you acted in public, the way you went about attacking your academics. He expected you to be the best you possibly could, and you hated to disappoint him. (Quote by - Chuck Bredlow)

We are proud that we have fine examples of athletic and academic excellence amongst our varsity football athletes, .. These students are examples for the entire student body at Cathedral City High School. (Quote by - City High)

Your Excellency, I am aware of my responsibilities,. (Quote by - Atsuko Abe)

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. (Quote by - Baruch Spinoza)

The ACE Awards pay tribute to the high standard of excellence that these leaders provide in our industry. These innovators -- the creators of technology -- are shaping our future through their influence, vision and creativity, enabling us to see the world in a new light. (Quote by - Brian Fuller)

I definitely feel like we're a dynamic duo, .. You've got Michael Pittman, an excellent blocker, an excellent pass catcher. His ability to do that is going to allow both of us to be on the field at the same time. That's a double threat the defense has to worry about. (Quote by - Carnell Williams)

Richards-Zeta was selected for having shown excellence in the field and for having gone beyond its technical product advancements to encompass a comprehensive view of market dynamics that resulted in delivering on-going improvements for the end-users. (Quote by - Jorge Moreno)

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. (Quote by - Booker T. Washington)

It's got the context of a very good architect [Renzo Piano, who designed the expansion] and an excellent museum. You couldn't ask for more. (Quote by - Claes Oldenburg)

It would have to be an entry-level model, like the Hyundai Excel. It would take low price and some style, though low price triumphs over style any time. (Quote by - Art Spinella)

The chief executive is doing an excellent job and the board are extraordinarily supportive of him. (Quote by - Charles Miller Smith)

Our defense was excellent and our pitching is really getting there and coming on. (Quote by - Craig Lauger)

She has excellent range. She has made a couple of plays out there that are worthy of (TV) highlights. (Quote by - Chad McKnight)

This is for the folks who are doing a good to excellent job. The program is going to be very competitive, and the money is going to be limited. (Quote by - Dana Holland)

He's a big, strong, athletic kid. He's got a good fastball with excellent movement and good sink. He's got a major-league slider. Obviously, the stuff is there and the ability is there. He needs to pitch a little bit more and get consistent outings. (Quote by - Ben Cherington)

Brian has a complete game. He serves extremely well. His ground strokes are excellent, volleys are superb. (Quote by - Vicki Browning)

Journalistic excellence and enterprise is at the heart of CNN's philosophy. We believe these Awards play a valuable role in the promotion and encouragement of quality journalism in Africa. (Quote by - Chris Cramer)

They were all extraordinary children. They were considered excellent teammates, and they will be deeply, deeply missed. (Quote by - Colleen Roche)

Everything went very well. We have an excellent crop of young rookies. .. They were very impressive. (Quote by - Butch Meyer)

He's an excellent all-around player. (Quote by - Artie Braden)

The quality of racing continues to excel with starters increasing to 1496,. (Quote by - Chris Nolan)

The company's excellent financial performance, including 16 consecutive quarters of revenue and profit growth, and the successful expansion of its retail and wholesale businesses, has not been reflected in our recent stock price performance. (Quote by - Charles Koppelman)

We have a really excellent collection. I've been told that we have the best Spanish language collection of any library in the state. But that was a couple of years ago and some have probably caught up with us. (Quote by - Carole Winkleblack)

We just showed very unselfish play. We had excellent teamwork. (Quote by - Chris Guess)

This [peer advisor] program has been nationally known for its excellence. (Quote by - Carol Wood)

Bill has done an excellent job in an interim capacity. (Quote by - City Manager Russ Blackburn)

California is really a model of excellence in safety belt use. It has the highest belt use rate in this country. In fact, they are the first state to have an international level belt use at 88.9 percent. They are really saving some of the high-risk drivers, such as teen-agers. (Quote by - Chuck Hurley)

Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. (Quote by - Pat Riley)

I think we have set up an excellent judicial process. (Quote by - Bill Walker)

We had a very nice run down there. We played some excellent teams. (Quote by - Frank Decker)

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. (Quote by - Aristotle)

He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which abides in its place while all other stars bow towards it. (Quote by - Proverb)

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters. (Quote by - Seneca)

I thought Matt did an excellent job of stepping in. (Quote by - Coach Kermit Blount)

Base Envy withers at another's joy,/ And hates that excellence it cannot reach. (Quote by - James Thomson)

Respect for intellectual excellence, the restoration of vigor and discipline to our ideas of study, curricula which aim at strengthening intellectual fiber and stretching the power of young minds, personal commitment and responsibility - these are th. (Quote by - Adlai E. Stevenson)

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. (Quote by - Sun Tzu)

We are a true diverse family that excels. Closing this school would be a waste of taxpayer money. Dickenson is a great school and works and works well. (Quote by - Carrie Bowcock)

Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly. (Quote by - Mark H. McCormack)

QUIXOTIC, adj. Absurdly chivalric, like Don Quixote. An insight into the beauty and excellence of this incomparable adjective is unhappily denied to him who has the misfortune to know that the gentleman's name is pronounced Ke-ho-tay. When ignorance from out of our lives can banish Philology, 'tis folly to know Spanish. --Juan Smith. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)

People came in with excellent questions. (Quote by - Connie Gering)

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. (Quote by - Confucius)

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. (Quote by - Nina Simone)

Some of that comes from offseason training. They do an excellent job in the weight room,. (Quote by - Chris Collins)

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter. (Quote by - James A. Michener)

It's the first time there will be Asian Excellence Awards handed out for performances on TV, movies and the theater. Now that you have Asians starting to break through in mainstream TV, it's appropriate to recognize them. AZN is designed for Asian-Americans, but we believe everyone has an interest in this programming. (Quote by - Bill Georges)

The excellence is in the details. (Quote by - Gregory L. Sullivan)

Health and rest are going to be pretty prominent in dictating who comes out of it, who excels in the last little bit. We're getting healthy. The good news is Jason and Ethan are not far away. (Quote by - Craig MacTavish)

Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them. (Quote by - Sophocles)

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. (Quote by - Aristotle)

Mario's looked outstanding catching the ball on possession passes, which is what Danny excelled in. (Quote by - Chuck Wagner)

O! it is excellent to have a giant's strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

To be great is to be misunderstood. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Like many excellent runners, Sadat had his dreams of becoming a sprinter, but soon learned he needed a little distance to do his best. He was already a middle distance runner when he came to us. (Quote by - Clarence Williams)

We battled well and it was an excellent win. (Quote by - Colin Quinn)

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself. (Quote by - Dawn Fraser)

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have the most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness. (Quote by - Publius Cornelius Tacitus)

I'm an excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house. (Quote by - Zsa Zsa Gabor)

To be honest, I've never excelled in a Silver Crown Car at Richmond. Maybe it has something to do with the team or maybe me in the car. For some reason I seem to learn quicker in the stock car. We had a good test at Dover last week, too, and I'm really excited to come back to Richmond next week for the race. (Quote by - Erin Crocker)

Excel is a technology that's designed to meet the needs of the lowest common denominator. (Quote by - Chris Houle)

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning. (Quote by - Hesiod)

Overall, we said the day was a success. There were some excellent teams at that tournament. I am proud of the team for bringing home the third-place medals. (Quote by - Christy Scott)

We are going to be a big, powerful hitting team. The offense is really strong, and we have excellent speed. The offense will carry us. I think we will be a surprise to a lot of folks. (Quote by - Coach Venus Taylor)

They want to get him the ball as much as possible. He's excellent after the catch, so this is going to be a big time test for everybody inside. (Quote by - Brian Dawkins)

Personally, I always felt times aren't so excellent as are performances. (Quote by - Bill Rodgers)

The last relay was excellent. (Quote by - Chris Horne)

Our defense was excellent, and that's where our offense starts. (Quote by - Colin South)

By implementing JDA's software that merges timely, accurate transaction information with actionable, enterprise-wide intelligence and excellent planning capabilities, our entire organization will benefit. We expect to improve reporting capabilities, reduce out of stocks, increase turns and improve audit trails. We also anticipate taking advantage of managing by exception, as it is no longer feasible for our organization to efficiently manage 500 plus stores by day, by SKU. (Quote by - Chuck Adams)

You've got to pay a livable wage, .. We've got some excellent staff that are turning things around. (Quote by - Anthony Grant)

Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes. (Quote by - George Norman Douglas)

He's an excellent football coach. It's a great hire for those guys. The way I look at it, he'll make us better. That program will be better for him, and competition's a good thing. That makes people better. (Quote by - Chris Petersen)

The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free. (Quote by - Charles R. Swindoll)

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent. (Quote by - Epictetus)

You can see that he invests time to develop excellent work that differentiates itself from others. I'm always looking to be a leader, and Carlos knows how to stay on the forefront and create things that have never been launched before. Fans have a lot of options, and we need to stay on top with unique ideas. (Quote by - Daddy Yankee)

The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without even having to fight them. (Quote by - Lao Tzu)

Because I stunk at basketball. It was better to excel at running than get cut from the basketball team. (Quote by - Chris Fox)

There is no substitute for excellence - not even success. (Quote by - Thomas Boswell)

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. (Quote by - Jean Baptiste Lacordaire)

Sam had an excellent tournament for a freshman. He had a real good chance, at one point, of winning the whole thing. The champ basically walked through the competition except for when he wrestled Sam. (Quote by - Craig Oren)

This was an excellent meet for us. This is encouraging for where we are at this point in the season. (Quote by - Carrie Bores)

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire. (Quote by - William Penn)

A poet is a bird of unearthly excellence, who escapes from his celestial realm arrives in this world warbling. If we do not cherish him, he spreads his wings and flies back into his homeland. (Quote by - Kahlil Gibran)

Hopefully (residents) will be comfortable now with this project, because I feel this will be an excellent project. (Quote by - Daniel Fliger)

An excellent player - but he does have a black side. (Quote by - Gary Lineker)

Community support of our program is outstanding. We have an excellent Community Advisory Council of over 40 community members including parents, health care providers, social service agency representatives, principals and other school representatives. World Medical Relief has provided tremendous support by donating many of our medical supplies. (Quote by - Claudia Corbin)

This type of concentration means you have to be an excellent stock picker, something that many professionals wouldn't try. (Quote by - Barbara Steinmetz)

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous. (Quote by - Shana Alexander)

He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances. (Quote by - David Hume)

He is regarded as an excellent communicator, who has a very good rapport with the players. (Quote by - Creagh O'Connor)

He does an excellent job. (Quote by - Bill Moseley)

There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few. (Quote by - Janet Erskine Stuart)

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do. (Quote by - Jose Ortega y Gasset)

We are hoping that this campaign will give smokers an excellent reason to quit smoking - to protect their families, friends and colleagues. (Quote by - Caroline Flint)

It is with great respect that we recognize these honorees for their commitment to excellence and their unique creative expression, By encouraging audiences of all ages to rediscover the magic of books and reading, Ms. Rowling has truly made this world a better place. (Quote by - Brian Henson)

Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. (Quote by - John W. Gardner)

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. (Quote by - Helen Keller)

Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery. (Quote by - Tony Buzan)

Not only is there great food at 'Taste,' but there is also excellent entertainment. Enjoy non-stop music. You will be entertained by The Spectrum Trio which will perform rock and roll numbers, country and contemporary music. (Quote by - Connie Tabor)

There is no real excellence in all of this world which can be separated from right living. (Quote by - David Starr Jordan)

Liz is just dynamite. She's excellent. (Quote by - Chris Pfitzer)

It's time John took his rightful place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He certainly brings an excellence to it that no one can deny. I saw greatness in him and he lived up to it. (Quote by - Al Davis)

With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it. (Quote by - Aristotle)

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. (Quote by - Martin Luther King Jr.)

O excellent! I love long life better than figs. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. (Quote by - Steve Jobs)

Having your goal to focus on is key, but don't let it become more important than your excellence next year and the year after. (Quote by - Bill Rodgers)

If you want people to listen, you have to have a platform to speak from, and that is excellence in what you do. (Quote by - William Pollard)

True happiness is the full use of your powers along lines of excellence in a life affording scope. (Quote by - John Fitzgerald Kennedy)

I admit that twice two makes four is an excellent thing, but if we are to give everything its due, twice two makes five is sometimes a very charming thing too. (Quote by - Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

Southwest has an excellent team. They rushed for 412 yards last week and their defense shut out Siloam. (Quote by - Chris Hutchens)

Serving the True Guru, I have found the Treasure of Excellence. Its value cannot be estimated. (Quote by - Sri Guru Granth Sahib)

I can't speak highly enough of Michael Fey. Throughout all of this, he's been excellent. He's had a tough year. (Quote by - Bill Bennett)

We've been getting some excellent hockey by all four lines, and I think that's why we're having success right now because we're not just relying on our big dogs to score the goals. I just tried to get the puck on net and Murray, getting his nose dirty once again, made a great deflection. (Quote by - Craig Rivet)

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided among the sexes. (Quote by - Jane Austen)

Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based on excellence of performance. (Quote by - James Bryant Conant)

They're a program that has an excellent reputation. They've been a national power for many years. It will be some great competition. (Quote by - Craig Bohl)

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them. (Quote by - John W. Gardner)

PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. The editor of an English magazine having received a letter pointing out the erroneous nature of his views and style, and signed "Perfection," promptly wrote at the foot of the letter: "I don't agree with you," and mailed it to Matthew Arnold. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)

It was a bit of serendipity, .. an excellent platform for other women's products. (Quote by - Gene Detroyer)