Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
Anything I do, I want to do it well.
Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.
The noblest search is the search for excellence.
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
There is a passion for perfection which you will rarely see fully developed; but you may note this fact, that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking.
Even perfection has room for improvement.
Perfect score... it should never happen! There is always room for improvement.
I believe the destiny of your generation - and your nation - is a rendezvous with excellence.
But, I don't want to assume that our tradition of excellence is a guarantee of future excellence.
I had this creativity always with this will for perfection, and I always said to myself, 'Look for what's best.' 'That's your goal, your driving principle.'
