Harry Kroto Quotes

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want to give 100 percent to everything.

But I think the one thing that I can say about us is that we're very consistent about certain things and part of that is our desire to do the very best work that we can and not rest on our laurels, or not allow formula to come into what we do.

I face every project the same way - do it right and give 110%. 100% isn't good enough.

Whatever I do, I always want to give my best.

I figured if you're going to do something, you should do it the best you can.

It never entered my father's mind nor my mind ever to do a job othe than at one's best ability.

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.

If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it well. That's just my character, that's just the way it is with me.

And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking.

I figured I would always be a candidate for man of the year in the virtue-is-its-own-reward category. What that did was force me to concentrate on the work.

I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something, it has to feel right. Everything has to be right.

On the other hand, always aim to be the best in what you do and give 100%.

The way I did it, every job was A+.

If you're going to do something, you're going to do it to be the best.

I always want to do the best I can.

You have to be a professional in every single thing you do.

I have always believed in quality work.

I'm going to play at the highest I can, the best I can every night. Wherever that lands me, that's where it lands me.

If I'm not the best D-lineman, it's not good enough for me.

My priority has always been to do the best possible job in whatever role I'm in.

That's just how I live my life. That's how I was raised: to demand excellence out of myself.

As a creative person, you never embark on something thinking it will be substandard.

My approach has always been to make things we were proud of.

Hard work is the only way to go. Strive to be the best you can be and remember that when you try your best, you can't ask any more from yourself, and people can't ask any more from you.

Perhaps it's true that I'm very hard on myself, but that's better than exhibiting mediocre work... too few were satisfactory enough to trouble the public with.