Here is a great collection of quotes on excellence.
Vince Lombardi
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
John W. Gardner
Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Booker T. Washington
Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.
William Makepeace Thackeray
Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.
Eddie Robinson
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
Thomas J. Watson
If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.
Samuel Johnson
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
John W. Gardner
Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach.
Pat Riley
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
Robert Townsend
If you don't do it with excellence, don't do it at all! Because if it's not excellent, it won't be profitable or fun, and if you're not in business for fun or profit, what the hell are you doing there?
Marabel Morgan
Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.
Jose Ortega Y Gasset
Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.
Sir Lawrence Olivier
Don't waste your time striving for perfection, instead, strive for excellence -- doing your best.
Samuel Johnson
Those who attain to any excellence commonly spend life in some single pursuit, for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
Brian Tracy
You can become an even more excellent person by constantly setting higher and higher standards for yourself and then by doing everything possible to live up to those standards.
Brian Tracy
Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.
Warren G. Bennis
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.
Mario Andretti
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
Brian Tracy
Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for average performance.
Michael Jordan
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.
Aristotle
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
Pearl S Buck
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.
Greg Hickman
Paint a masterpiece daily. Always autograph your work with excellence.
Cicero
Whatever you do, do with all your might.
Henry Ford
The difference in success or failure can be doing something nearly right... or doing it exactly right
John F Kennedy
True happiness is the full use of your powers along lines of excellence in a life affording scope.
Charles R. Swindoll
The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.