Isaac D'Israeli Quotes

To me, the only sin is mediocrity.

The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free man can set themselves is an amiable mediocrity. Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.

When you have had a taste of excellence, you cannot go back to mediocrity.

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

Good is not good, where better is expected

Better than nothing is not good enough for you!

I only scream and scratch when something's only 'really good' or 'good', I want to be great, or let's go home.

Good is the enemy of great.

Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity.

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

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

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

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

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

I don't think anybody wants to be mediocre.

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

I think the main thing I would say is, don't settle. Don't settle for something that's not great.

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.

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

Nothing is more expensive than mediocrity.

There is no room in the world, as you say, for second rate work.

Strive for perfection. Nobody's going to be perfect on this earth. But strive for perfection.

Good is not good when better is expected.

We strivin' for perfection.

If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it.