Strive for excellence, not perfection.
quote by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
quote by Michael J. Fox
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Aim at perfection, be satisfied with excellence
Aim at perfection
But be satisfied with excellence
As absolute perfection is
Unattainable
We say in science
Absolute zero is unattainable
Perfection means zero defects
In the product or outcome
And it means zero deviation
In the process and systems employed
While excellence in performance is
Being ahead of most of others
With regard to process and
Quality of the product
And this is achievable
It is well known and established that
Imperfection and randomness
Are the essence of survival
And the nature has all its biodiversity
Because of imperfection and
Deviation from the norms
Insistence on perfection
May lead to failures
And likely win you more foes than friends
You may even leave a scar in the hearts of
Your own people and friends
If you zero in on perfection only
The fact remains
There is no perfected art
There is no perfected process
There is no perfected write
All await your touch
And improvement therefrom
You do not compromise either
As you will be struggling to
Excel all others
Target at the best
Arrive at the best possible
poem by Bashyam Narayanan
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
quote by Vince Lombardi
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Don't strive to be perfect. Strive for excellence.
quote by Victoria Principal
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I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection.
quote by Edsger Dijkstra
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Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated.
quote by J. Yahl
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Perfection has to do with the end product, but excellence has to do with the process.
quote by Jerry Moran
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Consistent Excellence
Go...
Ask anyone of your neighbors,
How difficult it is...
To produce consistent excellence.
With a doing done you do,
To ensure your life...
Is lived to make sense.
With the best from yourself,
To show those your excellence...
Is not some luck that has been sent.
Your excellence is what is meant.
Go...
Ask anyone of your neighbors,
And when you are done...
Ask your friends and family too,
If consistent excellence with a bit of sweat...
Is something done you know they do,
For themselves.
And nothing from them to you to prove.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.
quote by Edwin Louis Cole
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Looking For Perfection
If you are looking
for perfection
STOP!
Look no further
it does not exist
on this life plane.
We were all born
into sin, sinners
we are.
So we must remain
always searching,
seeking GOD.
We all strive for
it
search for it
few, if any obtain
it.
When at last our
earthly journey
is over
we will then return
to the land of
perfection.
Sit and drink from
the river of life
in peaceful
surroundings.
Gaze into the crystal
sea
meet our loved ones
resting there
poem by Heather Burns
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Acronym
Acronym,
Never give up!
Let it flow and let it be sweet;
Positive and moral,
Let it be lovely and let it be attractive;
And strive for excellence in all that you do.
poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.
quote by Kim Collins
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Perfect Blame
If I write the perfect poem
then my creation
mocks me
because it is perfect
and I know I am not.
The imperfect poem
is better for me
yet perfection
haunts
and I continue to strive
for its outlines
even as I concede
imperfection's continence
is more like me.
It may be I have to concede
that I and all of us are perfect
as we are inside
but once perfection moves outside my skin
the world taints it
with its imperfections
and I have to take the blame.
poem by Lonnie Hicks
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Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.
quote by Harriet Braiker
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As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.
quote by Roy Barnes
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my friends at PH
we must be hope
and excellence
we are both
compassion
and valor
easily we can get badness
in quantity
the road is wide and smooth
and popular
lying close by
in our houses
in front of excellence
the gods have put
sweat, and a long
and narrow road
steep and
obstructed
we shall be the yardsticks
of quality
we now get used
to this environment where
excellence and
refinement are at
most expected.
poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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In films, the fact that you can always do a scene again takes a load off your mind, enabling you to strive for perfection, which I always wanted.
quote by Jessie Matthews
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Not Perfect
Don't strive for perfection
Be yourself
Be authentic and true
Take a risk and try
Don't tell me, show me
Believe it
Take that leap of faith
Let me know for sure
Only then is my love never ending
poem by Paul H Nelson
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It is my sincere hope that hospitals across Indiana, and America, continue to strive for excellence when it comes to providing medical care. This proposed rule will be harmful to communities who wish to upgrade their medical facilities.
quote by Steve Buyer
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