Jean-Georges Vongerichten Quotes

I have a goal so lofty it's almost embarrassing to talk about. And that's to be the best restaurant in the world.

I don't care if you're doing haute cuisine or burgers and pizza, just do it right.

Our goal, simply stated, is to be the best.

Don't strive to be perfect. Strive for excellence.

We strivin' for perfection.

The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better.

It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us.

The goal is always to do B material in an A fashion.

I want things to be the best they can be. I want greatness.

Why Not the Best?

To me, the only sin is mediocrity.

I always strive for the best.

I am trying to pursue excellence.

Perfection is impossible, but you don't stop aiming for it.

The thing is everything is good at the Cheesecake Factory. Everything's good. It's science-based. It's a formula; there's math. It's all good!

Good is the enemy of great.

Don't settle for mediocrity; never let good enough be good enough.

Never settle for second when first is available

Be the best of whatever you are.

There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to surpass it.

Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence.

'Good enough' stopped being good enough a long time ago. so why not be great?

I'm not interested in the difference between good and bad, I'm interested in the differences between good and great.

Better than nothing is not good enough for you!

Why be second best at anything?