J. Irwin Miller Quotes

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

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.

Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.

It's always nice to be among the best teams but not everyone can do that.

When you do something, you want to be the best.

Never settle for average.

One has to set high standards... I can never be happy with mediocre performance.

Average is Your Enemy.

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

You don't set off in life to be mediocre. At least, I don't.

Demand excellence.

Performance is something we all strive to be better at. I'm no different than that. Who wants to look bad?

My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.

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.

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

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

To me, the only sin is mediocrity.

I've never met a client who wants to be the worst.

I want the best. I've always fought the best.

I don't think anybody wants to be mediocre.

I want to be great. I want to be the best.

I try to be the best and give the maximum so that people can say I'm among the top players.

Set the bar high - do the best you possibly can.

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