The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work but in the excellence of the work he produces.

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it they work in it because they excel.

In order to excel you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication you won't be able to do this.

And where I excel is ridiculous sickening work ethic. You know while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

I think women are excellent social critics.

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.

Excellence then is a state concerned with choice lying in a mean relative to us this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.