- Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future generations. -George Bernard Shaw .
- Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.-Lucius Annaeus Seneca.
- No crime is so great as daring to excel. -Winston Churchill.
- Good, better, best; never let it rest till your good is better and your better is best. -Anon .
- Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. -Henry Ward Beecher.
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit. -Aristotle.
- Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great. -Fernando Flores.
- Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly. -Mark H. McCormack.
- I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. -Oscar Wilde.
- It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity. -Publilius Syrus.
- In every one of us there are two ruling and directing principles, whose guidance we follow wherever they may lead; the one being an innate desire of pleasure; the other, an acquired judgment which aspires after excellence. -Socrates.
There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved: It is God's finger on man's shoulder. - Charles Morgan.