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Excellence

"Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise; risking more than others think is safe. Dreaming more than others think is practical and expecting more than others think is possible."

"Many times the difference between failure and success is doing something nearly right...or doing it exactly right."

"Countless, unseen details are often the only difference between mediocre and magnificent."

"The race for quality has no finish line."

"When a collection of brilliant minds, hearts, and talents come together...expect a masterpiece."

"Excellence always endures… it remains long after cost is forgotten."

"Excellence is never an accident: it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities"

"Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Therefore give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths. Remain steadfast...and one day you will build something that endures; something worthy of your potential. - Epictetus, Roman Teacher"

"Success is a journey, not a destination."

"Perfection is our goal...excellence will be tolerated."

"Quality only happens when we care enough to do our very best."

"The race for quality has no finish line."

"Do it right the first time."

"The credit belongs to those people who are actually in the arena...who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions to a worthy cause; who at best, know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, fail while daring greatly... so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. - Theodore Roosevelt"

"Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise; dreaming more than others think is practical; and expecting more than others think is possible."

"When desire and commitment come together the sky's the limit."

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people are not used to an environment where excellence is expected.
- Steve Jobs

Leadership

"Integrity is a choice. It is consistently choosing the purity of truth over popularity."

"The vision of the leader is the hope of the pack."

"Vision is the gift to see what other only dream."

"We must adjust to an ever changing road...while holding onto our unchanging principles."

"It is a rare person who comes along and raises the standards of excellence, who captures the hearts of many, and who inspires a group of individuals to achieve the impossible."

"Integrity is one of several paths. It distinguishes itself from the others because it is the right path, and the only one upon which you will never get lost. - M.H. McKee"

"In matters of style, swim with the currents...in matters of principle, stand like a rock. - Thomas Jefferson"

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the quality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. In the end, leaders are much like eagles...they don't flock, you find them one at a time."

"Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor. - Oliver Wendell Holmes"

"Wisdom is knowing what path to take next...integrity is taking it."

"A Leader stands out by the nature of their commitment, and the integrity of their character."

"True leaders are not those who strive to be first but those who are first to strive and who give their all for the success of the team. True leaders are first to see the need, envision the plan, and empower the team for action. By the strength of the leader's commitment, the power of the team is unleashed."

"Those who preserve their integrity remain unshaken by the storms of daily life. They do not stir like leaves on a tree or follow the herd where it runs. In their mind remains the ideal attitude and conduct of living. This is not something given to them by others. It is their roots...It is a strength that exists deep within them. - Anonymous Native American"

"Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow...they have form but are formless. They are skilled in both planning and adapting and need not fear the result of a thousand battles; for they win in advance, defeating those that have already lost. - Sun Tzu, Chinese Warrior"

"The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the full light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think, and what you do is who you become.Your integrity is your destiny...it is the light that guides your way." - Heraclitus, Greek Poet"

"True leaders act with courage, stand tall in the face of adversity and go where few have gone before...because they know that example is the greatest school of humanity."

"You will find true success in those efforts that captivate your heart and soul. Belief fuels passion, and passion rarely fails."

"Minds must soar before companies do."

"You will find true success in those efforts that captivate your heart and soul. Belief fuels passion, and passion rarely fails."

"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it, boldness has genius, power and magic in it." – Goethe

"The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."

"Leaders are like eagles, they don't flock, you find them one at a time."

What it Takes to be Number One(Lombardi)

"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay , and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win. Every time a football player goes to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with with their heads. That's O.K. you've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second. Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization - an army, a political party or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win - to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't think it is.

It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there - to compete. To know the rules and objectives when they get in the game. The object is to win fairly, squarely, "by the rules - but to win.

And in truth. I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat.

I don't say these things because I believe in the "brute" nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that anyman's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear - is that moment when he has to work his heart out in a good cause and he's exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."

I Can Make a Difference(Starfish)

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, "What are you doing?" The youth replied, "Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them back, they'll die." "Son," the man said, "don't you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can't possibly make a difference!" After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said . . . "I made a difference for that one."

Success

"It's easier to go down the mountain than up, but the view is best from the top."

"Successful is the person who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of children, who leaves the world better than they found it, who has never lacked appreciation for the earth's beauty, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves."

"Victory happens when ten-thousand hours of training meet one moment of opportunity."

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."

"Some people dream of success...while others wake up and work hard at it."

"The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore... unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible... it is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors...to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown. - Ferdinand Magellan, Explorer"

"In times of change, there is no incentive so great, and no medicine so powerful as the hope for a better tomorrow."

"In life what sometimes appears to be the end is really a new beginning."

"They can, who believe they can."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Quotes on Perception of Attitude:

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."

"Every obstacle is a stepping stone to your success."

"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. - Henry David Thoreau"

"The currents that determine our dreams and shape our lives, flow from the attitudes we nurture every day."

"Our destiny is shaped by our thoughts and our actions. We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails."

"The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude." - William James

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow. The wind cannot overturn a mountain, like temptation cannot touch those who are awake, strong and humble. Fill yourself with desire. See the false as false, the truth as true.Look into your heart, and follow your nature. Know these truths and you will find peace. - Buddha, Philosopher"

"We cannot change yesterday. We can only make the most of today, and look with hope toward tomorrow."

"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but by how we react to what happens; not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst...a spark that creates extraordinary results."

"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great achievements."

Team Work

"A star can win any game, a team can win every game."

"When a team of dedicated individuals makes a commitment to act as one...the sky's the limit."

"Communication is the secret to success...pass it on."

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

"Coming together is a beginning...Keeping together is progress...Working together is a success."

"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results."

"Trust is the emotional glue that holds every team together … in times of trial, it transforms a group of committed individuals into a team of individuals committed to each other."

"Great achievements are not born from a single vision but from the combination of many distinctive viewpoints. Diversity challenges assumptions, open minds and unlocks our potential to solve any problem we may face."

"The challenge for every organization is to build a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another...because the question is usually not how well each person works, but how well they work together. - Vince Lombardi"

"Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together."

Teamwork means that we share a common ideal and embrace a common goal. Regardless of our differences, we strive shoulder to shoulder, confident in one another's faith, trust and commitment. In the end, teamwork can be summed up in five short words..."we believe in each other."

"No problem can withstand the sustained power of great attitudes, they are like ripples in the water… they spread."

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going, when you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this… you haven't."

"Passion and the purpose lie behind the scenes of every great accomplishment, they are the energizing force which fuels human achievement."

"When everyone is moving forward together, success will take care of itself."

"The team on the top of the mountain didn't fall there."

"Communication is the secret to success...pass it on."

"A bright attitude is the right attitude. It is the source of empowerment that can move everyone in the right direction."

"There is no limit to what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit."

Customer Service

"It takes months to find a customer...and seconds to lose one."

"If we don't take care of the customer...somebody else will."

"Service is the lifeblood of any organization. Everything flows from it and is nourished by it. Customer service is not a department...it's an attitude.

"Treat every customer as if your world revolves around them ... it does."

"The sea of change can pull customers in many directions. It is our responsibility to light the way and take care of them...before the competition does."

"The growth of any organization is nurtured one customer at a time."

"The foundation of any great company is rooted in service. It is the nurturing force which fuels all growth."

Work Ethic

"Where there is passion and desire, there will always be a new frontier."

"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins...not through strength, but through persistence."

"Running is a road to self-awarenwess and reliance … you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and mental limitations or coast quietly down a solitary path watching the earth spin beneath your feet. But when you are through, exhilarated and exhausted, at least for a moment everything seems right with the world."

"Every morning in Africa , a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed...every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle...when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."

"Sometimes there is no next time, no second chance, no time out, sometimes...it's now or never."

"You're either in or you're out. There's no such thing as life in between."

"Now that we've exhausted all possibilities...let's get started."

"The race goes not always to the swift… but to those who keep on running."

"You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

"The power to shape the future is earned through persistence. No other quality is as essential to success. It is the sandpaper that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles. It is the ability to move mountains one grain of sand at a time."

"Accept the challenges...so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory."

"Abraham Lincoln failed in business in '31. He was defeated for state legislator in '32.He tried another business in '33. It failed. His fiancee died in '35. He had a nervous breakdown in '36. In '43 he ran for congress and was defeated. He tried again in '48 and was defeated again. He tried running for the Senate in '55. He lost. The next year he ran for Vice President and lost. In '59 he ran for the Senate again and was defeated. In 1860, the man who signed his name A. Lincoln, was elected the 16th President of the United States . The difference between history's boldest accomplishments, and its most staggering failures is often, simply, the diligent will to persevere."

"To be a winner, all you need to give is all you have."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge… knowledge is limited, but imagination encircles the world. To see with one's own eyes, to feel and judge without succumbing to the suggestive power of the fashion of the day, to be able to express what one has seen and felt in a trim sentence or even a cunningly wrought word… is that not glorious? When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of imagination has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing absolute knowledge." Albert Einstein" There is no doubt that a single creative thought has the power to change the world."

"The best way to predict the future...is to create it."

"A ship in the harbor is safe...but that's not what ships were made for."

"If you're not riding the wave of change...you'll find yourself beneath it."

Creativity

"What seems like only a ripple today...can become the wave of the future."

"An organization that is committed to creative collaboration will ride the wave of the future. They will go beyond the realm of assumptive thinking and welcome the dawn of innovation...because there is nothing more empowering than an idea whose time has come."

"What seems like only a ripple today...can become the wave of the future."

"What we can easily see is only a small percentage of what is possible. Imagination is having the vision to see what is just below the surface; to picture that which is essential, but invisible to the eye."

"Everything that can be invented already has been. This statement was released in 1899 by the U.S. Patent Office. If these 'experts' ran the world we would still be sitting in the dark. It is our responsibility to shatter outdated thinking and explore the realm of the untested; it is here that breakthrough opportunities are waiting to be discovered."

"All things change, yet nothing is extinguished … there is nothing in the whole world which is permanent. Everything flows onwards, and all things are brought into being with a changing nature. The ages themselves glide by in constant movement … for still waters will never reach the sea." - Ovid, Roman Poet 43 B.C.E. - A.D.E. 27

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost"

"Without change there can be no breakthroughs. Without breakthroughs there can be no future."

"Only those who see the invisible can do the impossible."

"The mind determines what is possible … but the soul surpasses it."

"The best way to predict the future...is to create it."

"Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple."

“Imagination is the force that shapes our future.”

" Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes."

" Always use the word impossible...with the greatest caution."

"Our imagination is the preview of coming attractions."

"A bend in the road is not the end of the road...Unless you fail to make the turn."

"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead."

First Things First

"In the end, each of us will be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living, by our measure of giving, not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness, not by our seeming greatness."

"Clarity of purpose exposes the foundation of the inner heart. - M.H. McKee"

"Yesterday is but a dream. Tomorrow, a vision of hope. Look to this day for it is life, and friendship that surrounds you."

"If you chase two rabbits both will escape. - Ancient Proverb

"Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and wrong...because sometime in your life you will have been all of these."

"The family is a harbor of safety in an ocean of change. It is an association established in nature and guided by enduring principles of fellowship. It is where we first learn our potential and face our responsibilities. In this kinship we find the strength to swim together and, eventually, the courage to swim apart."

"Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Choose your words, for they become actions. Understand your actions, for they become habits. Study your habits, for they will become your character. Develop your character, for it becomes your destiny."

"Believe in yourself. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face...You must do that which you think you cannot do. - Eleanor Roosevelt"

"I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good I can do, or any kindness that I can show, let me do now for I shall not pass this way again."

"Never underestimate the power of giving. It shines like a beacon throughout humanity. It cuts through the oceans that divide us and brightens the lives of all it touches. One of life's greatest laws is that you cannot hold a torch to light another's path … without brightening your own."

"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child."

"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give."

"Peace is found not in what surrounds us, but in what we hold within."

"Today, I will be too calm for worry, too noble for anger and too strong for defeat. Today, I will believe anything is possible...I will walk through fear without hesitation. Today, I will stand for something. Today, I will make a difference."

"Champion the right to be yourself. Dare to be different. Live your own life and follow your dreams. For in the end if we live truly...we shall truly live."

"You can use most any measure when speaking of success. Some measure by the size of their house or the net worth of their portfolio. However, the measure of real success is one you cannot spend...it's the way your child describes you when talking to a friend."

"All that we are we will pass on to our children-our loves, our hopes, our dreams, our character. Therefore, let your thoughts be planted in rich soil and let your actions stand tall in a child's eyes. Just as fruit does not fall far from the tree, children do not stray far from their heroes."

"Of all the blessings that time and earth bestow, there is none so precious as one true friend."

"You cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening your own."

Organizational

"Yesterday is but a dream. Tomorrow, a vision of hope. Look to this day for it is life, and enjoy the friendship that surrounds you."

"Great achievements are not born from a single vision, but from the combination of many distinctive ideas and viewpoints. Diversity challenges assumptions, open minds and unlocks our potential to solve any problem we may face."

"When a collection of brilliant minds, hearts, and talents come together...expect a masterpiece."

"True leaders are not those who strive to be first but those who are first to strive and who give their all for the success of the team. True leaders are first to see the need, envision the plan, and empower and motivate the team for action. By the strength of the leader's commitment, the power of the team is unleashed."

"Minds must soar before companies do."

"It's easier to go down the mountain than up, but the view is best from the top."

"Victory happens when ten-thousand hours of training meet one moment of opportunity."

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.

-Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist

Success isn't something you chase. It's something you have to put forth the effort for constantly. Then maybe it'll come when you least expect it. Most people don't understand that.

-Michael Jordan

The happiest people spend much time in a state of flow - the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost , for the sheer sake of doing it.

-Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi, author of the book, FLOW - The Psychology of Optimal Experience

First ask yourself what you want. Then do what you have to.

Whatever you do, do with excellence.

"Power in America is concentrated in the hands of a few people who share a common background and who tend to act together."

We all start out in life with one thing in common; We all have the same amount of time. It's just a matter of what we do with it.

-Harvey B. Mackay, Entrepreneur and Author