What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?
The ridiculous way that workplace politics are conducted completely gets in the way of excellence in America.
To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
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.
In today's global economy, however, it is important to raise the bar of excellence even higher. Today's students must be prepared to compete effectively on an international level.
Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge their Father and Lord, whose excellence cannot be estimated, nor His greatness perceived, nor His beginning comprehended.
Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.
There is no real excellence in all of this world which can be separated from right living.
We realized that Elite has the potential to really add value to a company like La Perla, due to its relationship to the fashion business, links to music, to entertainment, all of this tends to point more and more to the luxury consumer. The fashion world is one where Italy has clear excellence. I see the potential with it very clearly.
The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.
Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen volunteer to protect and defend this country and all its citizens, and do so with honor, integrity and excellence. Our nation continually asks them to do more and more, with less and less.
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.
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine art; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence.
My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.
I am thrilled to become international 'Vogue' editor at Conde Nast International, which has a real commitment to journalistic excellence, and to have the opportunity to write for a wider global audience through the 'Vogue' websites.
It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.
Wherever modern translations of marked excellence were already in existence efforts were made to secure them for the Library, but in a number of instances copyright could not be obtained.
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
We're thrilled to expand our relationship, knowing that with the great team at the Music Group, Word, and Warner Bros., and with their proven record of excellence, we're looking ahead to an even brighter future for Curb.
Don't dismiss Auriemma and UConn just because their excellence shines on the female side of the coin.
Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
I spent many years writing and directing in radio drama, so I am comfortable with an audience or a microphone, but I do worry about the blurring of an author's public persona with the work itself. A good 'performer' can make a mediocre book sound strong, and a shy author can leave listeners missing the excellence of his or her writing.
I think the definition of an artist is not necessarily tied into excellence or talent; an artist is somebody who, if you took away their freedom to make art, would lose their mind.
Excellence always sells.
Delaware State has established itself as an institution of excellence in its own right and attracts a diversity of students from various races, socio-economic status and locations.
Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from being associated with the grand style, is associated with something that at times comes perilously near jargon.
The fact that my songs take a long time to write is no guarantee of their excellence.
Training programs shouldn't be designed to deliver competence; they must be dedicated to producing excellence. Serious organizations don't aspire to be comfortably above average.
Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
For millions, Roger Ebert will be remembered as a writer and television personality who brought a sense of passion and excellence to his craft. For me, he is a man who fused joy and courage as few others ever have. My life was enriched by having such a friend; it is poorer for losing such a friend.
If you deliver excellence right now, that gives you the best shot at the best future you've got coming.
In my judgment, physical fitness is basic to all forms of excellence and to a strong, confident nation.