Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not. ― Neil deGrasse Tyson

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When you walk in silence your excellence will always speak for you. ― Onyi Anyado

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The secret of joy in work is contained in one word -- excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. - Pearl Buck

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Will Durant

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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. - Thomas A. Edison

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An orderly mess is founded on a careful schedule; a bold fear is founded on a potential energy; a strong weakness is founded on the formation of the troops. ― Sun Tzu

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I look for the day...when the only criterion of excellence or position shall be the ability and character of the individual; and this time will come.

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Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential. ― Jeannette Walls

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Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. ― Booker T. Washington

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It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. —Herman Melville

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