100 Quotes About Excellence

We all have our strengths and weaknesses, but it’s up to us to choose the strengths we want to use, and the weaknesses we want to remove. Excellence is often defined as an "excellence in one area of endeavor." But what is it really? Excellence comes in many forms, for example, excellence in sport or excellence in our work or excellence in our relationships. The word excellence can mean something different depending on who you ask. Here are some of the most inspiring quotes about excellence to help you choose your own definition of the word.

Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.
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Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence. Matshona Dhliwayo
Average is common. Excellence is rare.
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Average is common. Excellence is rare. Izey Victoria Odiase
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Learn to master your thoughts and watch closely what you deposit into your spirit. Speak over your life. Living in peace has transformative power. Germany Kent
Don't stop believing, Don't be afraid of change, Don't underestimate...
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Don't stop believing, Don't be afraid of change, Don't underestimate yourself, Don't make excuses, Don't cheat yourself, Don't ever ever STOP! Germany Kent
You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away...
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You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence. Matshona Dhliwayo
The garden of your dreams is watered by the sweat...
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The garden of your dreams is watered by the sweat of excellence. Matshona Dhliwayo
Confuse them with your intelligence, baffle them with your excellence,...
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Confuse them with your intelligence, baffle them with your excellence, bewilder them with your brilliance, and perplex them with your transcendence. Matshona Dhliwayo
The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do...
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The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do likewise. Matshona Dhliwayo
In a world full of daisies dare to be a...
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In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose. Matshona Dhliwayo
Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece,...
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Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom. Matshona Dhliwayo
When excellence comes in at the door, failure flies out...
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When excellence comes in at the door, failure flies out the window. Matshona Dhliwayo
In the marketplace of ideas, a dime is expensive than...
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In the marketplace of ideas, a dime is expensive than the cost price of beauty Osho Samuel Adetunji
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Excellence doesn’t come by obeying doctrines. Excellence comes through recognizing the flaws in the prevailing doctrines of the society and throwing them away if necessary in the path of progress. Abhijit Naskar
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Excellence is a journey and a constant process. It is never a final destination. Have fun and enjoy it as a lifetime self-improvement program. Polish yourself for excellence. Glitter and sparkle for success. Mark F. LaMoure
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Excellence annoys your haters, success infuriates them, and genius kills them. Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you sing to one person as if you’re singing to a million, you will soon have an audience of a million. Matshona Dhliwayo
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In the presence of the sun nobody sees the stars; excel, and you too will eclipse your competition. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Your talent is a seed; cultivate it, and in no time, you will harvest success. Matshona Dhliwayo
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A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Don’t expect success to fall from the sky if it didn't evaporate from the sweat of your hands. Matshona Dhliwayo
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There is no cure for ambition other than success. Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you water your dreams with excellence, success will grow. Matshona Dhliwayo
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If the grass is greener on the other side, start watering your own. Matshona Dhliwayo
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If records refuse to be broken, shatter them. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Do what no one else can do and you will become what no one else can become. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Champions are made in the dark before they are revealed in light. Matshona Dhliwayo
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It is impossible to make your own luck without the ingredient of hard work. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Making your mark in the world is better than making trouble. Matshona Dhliwayo
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You become the master of what you master. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Excellence is the key that opens successes' door. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Excellence in obscurity is better than mediocrity in the spotlight. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Excellence is the best ink with which to make your mark in the world. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Carving your own path gets you to greatness quicker than following someone else's trail. Matshona Dhliwayo
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An ambitious amateur will rise above a complacent master. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Your original self is worth more than your imitation of someone else. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Flowers are prettiest where they are watered the most. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Geniuses’ steps take you higher than talent’s leaps. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Brilliance is the masterpiece of your mind. Excellence is the masterpiece of your heart. Genius is the masterpiece of your soul. Matshona Dhliwayo
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How well you do something determines how well you will be rewarded by it. Matshona Dhliwayo
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To be envied for your giftedness is better than to be accepted for your untalentedness. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Rising amateurs always intimidate falling masters. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Flawed genius is better than flawless talent. Matshona Dhliwayo
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The cream rises to the top, even if sour. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Paying the price for your dreams proves you can afford them. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Dream the impossible. See the impossible. Pursue the impossible. Achieve the impossible. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Transcend your doubts. Transcend your fears. Transcend your weaknesses. Transcend your limits. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Let your work speak for itself: If poor, it will remain silent. If average, it will whisper. If good, it will talk. If great, it will shout. If genius, it will sing. Matshona Dhliwayo
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If you are a musician, sing to one as if you were singing to a million. If you are a dancer, dance to one as if you were dancing to a million. If you are a performer, perform to one as if you were performing to a million. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Dream what others do not. Imagine what others have not. Do what others will not. Achieve what others could not. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Renounce poor work. Shun trivial work. Entertain respectable work. Welcome superior work. Honor transcendent work. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Make your mark now. Make your mark today. Make your mark forever. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Dream the impossible. See the invisible. Pursue the intangible. Achieve the incredible. Matshona Dhliwayo
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It is at the edge of excellence that genius awaits. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Stand out because you think differently. Stand out because you speak differently. Stand out because you act differently. Stand out because you work differently. Stand out because you live differently. Matshona Dhliwayo
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The Excellence Manifesto #1I pledge myself to patience. I pledge myself to boldness. I pledge myself to kindness. I pledge myself to prudence. I pledge myself to cheerfulness. I pledge myself to genuineness. I pledge myself to goodness. I commit to skilfulness. I commit to diligence. I commit to resourcefulness. I commit to excellence. I commit to perseverance. I commit to brilliance. I commit to transcendence. Matshona Dhliwayo
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You benefit at a different time, from when you planted seeds for success. Learn patience. But be persistent. It’s important for success. Use perseverance and dedicate yourself to your top goals. Mark F. LaMoure
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Ask yourself at least once a week: "Am I on the right track to achieve my goals at this time? Am I doing the right things that I need to be doing? Mark F. LaMoure
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Never stop growing in life. The world's tallest redwood trees were once little nuts, that kept on growing, regardless of weather, trials and tribulations. Mark F. LaMoure
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You are the sculptor of your success. Chisel and carve yourself into excellence. Mark F. LaMoure
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Imagine and see yourself at your best. Change yourself with hard work, to become the excellent person you want to be. Mark F. LaMoure
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Excellence is a high quality, that delivers success and achievement. Mark F. LaMoure
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Success can be compared to a camera. Always focus closely on your objective. Ignore distractions. Develop your pictures. If they don't turn out, take more shots for success. Visualize clearly what you want. Make success happen by being persistent. Mark F. LaMoure
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Be self-responsible. Be less dependent on other people. Aim at being the most responsible person you can be. Read about great, successful leaders. Learn to think great thoughts and work to be an excellent person. Mark F. LaMoure
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You tend to become like that, what you like and respect. Write down your goals and take action to make them happen. Expect the best and work for the best. Devote yourself to making your life blossom for success. Mark F. LaMoure
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Excellence is the target of champions and winners. Mark F. LaMoure
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You are the artistic painter of your success. Paint your life day-by-day, into the masterpiece of excellence you want. Mark F. LaMoure
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Climb the ladder of success, by always putting forward your best self. Practice being the best at what you do. Mark F. LaMoure
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Climb the ladder of success, by always presenting your best self. Practice being exceptional at what you do. Mark F. LaMoure
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Everyday when you wake-up, say to yourself: "Everyday, in everyway, I only get better, better and better! Mark F. LaMoure
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If you want to be excellent at something, you must move away from your comfort zone, overcome doubt, setbacks and failure. Never give up. Keep plugging away and being persistent. One day, success will be yours. Mark F. LaMoure
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Aim to be the blue ribbon best. Have high standards and work to be exceptional. Develop yourself from practice to be a winner at what you do. Mark F. LaMoure
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Occasionally during the day, ask yourself: "How am I doing today and what can I do to do a better job? Mark F. LaMoure
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Daily ask yourself: "Considering what I'm doing now, what would be a better, superior choice for me to do, to advance my plans for success? Mark F. LaMoure
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Everyday when you wake-up, say to yourself: "Everyday, in everyway, I only get better, better and better for success! Mark F. LaMoure
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Imagine yourself doing what is best for you. Commit yourself to excellence. Transform yourself with dedication into excellence, from daily self-improvement and practice. Enjoy doing the process. Unknown
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Start dream building. Bring your goals into the real world. Imagine yourself at your best. Transform yourself with dedication and work to achieve excellence. Mark F. LaMoure
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On the canvas of life, you are the creative painter of your success. Paint your life into a wonderful masterpiece of excellence. Mark F. LaMoure
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Now is your time. Make excellence your goal. Let success be your destiny. Unknown
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Everything big, once started little. Use self-control to become an excellent person at what you want. Discipline yourself. Work to build excellent habits. Develop excellent skills and abilities. Doing this over time, insures you will grow at what you want for top success. Unknown
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Everything big, once started little. Use self-control to grow to become an excellent person at what you want. Discipline yourself. Work to build excellent habits. Grow and develop excellent skills and abilities. Doing this over time, insures you will make solid progress at what you want for top success and achievement. Mark F. LaMoure
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It only takes one person to change your life for the better: YOU. Develop yourself to be excellent for success, by working hard and smart. Make self-improvement for success your first objective. Mark F. LaMoure
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If you want to be excellent at something, it involves moving away from your comfort zone, overcoming doubt, setbacks and failure. Don't give up. Keep plugging away and being persistent. Success and winning will be yours. Mark F. LaMoure
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Improve yourself. You can become what you admire most in life. By admiring the quality of excellence in other people, and practicing that same quality, you too can become exceptional. Mark F. LaMoure
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Believe in yourself. Know you have what it takes, to make excellence a good habit. Focus on doing excellent work and use discipline to make it happen. Mark F. LaMoure
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Everything big, once started little. Use self-control to grow to become an excellent person at what you want. Discipline yourself and work to build excellent habits. Grow and develop excellent skills and abilities. Constant self-growth over time, insures you will make solid progress at what you want for great success and achievement. Mark F. LaMoure
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Improve yourself. You can become what you admire most in life. By admiring the quality of excellence in other people, and practicing that same quality, you too can become exceptional. Get going now and push yourself to create the reality. Mark F. LaMoure
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Success is like a camera. Focus on the objective. Concentrate on it. See your most important goal image for success. Ignore all distracting, minor details. Develop your pictures. If they don't turn out, stick to it. Take more shots for success. Be persistent. Focus on working to make things happen. Visualize optimum success. Use perseverance to achieve your goal. Mark F. LaMoure
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When you step up to being excellent, use hard work and commitment as the two powerful forces they are. By being persistent, over time you will earn gleaming success. Mark F. LaMoure
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You are the author of your success, daily writing a new page to the book of your life. Be inspired. Believe in yourself. Practice at becoming an excellent person at what you want. Rome wasn't built in a day, so have patience, as you build your life with success and boldness. Mark F. LaMoure
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You tend to become like that, what you want most. It is up to you to make it happen. Expect the best and work hard. Dedicate yourself to full success. Mark F. LaMoure
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You get a confident: "Can Do Attitude, " by practicing to be excellent. Since you earn success by being determined, higher willpower is also earned, too. Raise yourself to excellence by writing your goals and working hard on them. Drive yourself to success. Unknown
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All things are possible to those who believe in themselves. Live a life without limits. Believe in yourself. Break through the ceiling of limitation. Develop high confidence and connect yourself to total success. Unknown
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Transform your dreams into reality. You know you have what it takes to make your dreams come true. Start now and dedicate yourself to success. Shoot for the stars. You can do it. Unknown
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Working to become excellent at what you want, raises your confidence, charisma and develops courage. As you work to become top notch, it also gives you a great reputation at what you do. Unknown
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Determination + Persistence = Success Mark F. LaMoure
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In life, we tend to get what we expect. Start expecting the best for yourself. Since life is a do-it-to yourself project, why not also believe in miracles? You have the freedom of choice. Why not expect miracles to occur in your life? Change your thinking, to change your life. To do this write your goals, work hard, be smart and expect the best. Make miracles happen. Mark F. LaMoure
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Aim to be the blue ribbon best. Develop yourself from practice, to become exceptional. Raise your standards and be the best. Mark F. LaMoure
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A miracle is when you take action on your written goal, and work hard to create it. Transform your dreams into reality, by writing your goals, taking action and making them happen. This is the short recipe for top success. Mark F. LaMoure