Top 200 Excellence Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “Until our mission becomes our obsession, we’ll be chained to the realm of average.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Positive Motivation Quotes, Performance Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes

102. “Greatness is earned, not given.”

— J. J. Watt

Also featured in: Fitness Quotes, Victory Quotes, Competition Quotes, Football Quotes

103. “Go where no one’s gone and leave a trail of excellence behind you.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Dreaming Big Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Path Quotes

104. “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.”

— Kobe Bryant

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Positive Motivation Quotes, Athlete Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes

105. “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.”

— Thomas A. Edison

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Practice Quotes, Work Hard Quotes

106. “The difference between a winner and a loser – they both failed, but the winner gets back up and does it again and again until it goes his way.”

— Greg Plitt

Also featured in: Failure Quotes, Moving On Quotes, Giving Up Quotes, Fitness Quotes

107. “Intense interest in any subject is indispensable if you’re really going to excel in it.”

— Charlie Munger

Also featured in: Education Quotes, Inspirational Career Quotes, Mastery Quotes

108. “Be hungry for success, hungry to make your mark, hungry to be seen and to be heard and to have an effect. And as you move up and become successful, make sure also to be hungry for helping others.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes for Success, Passion Quotes, Helping Others Quotes

109. “Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.”

— Denis Waitley

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Motivational Quotes for Success, Winning Quotes

110. “Losers let it happen; winners make it happen!”

— Denis Waitley

Also featured in: Inspirational Business Quotes, Empowering Quotes, Winning Quotes, Performance Quotes

111. “Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.”

— Abdul Kalam

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Professional Growth Quotes, Inspirational Career Quotes

112. “You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.”

— David Goggins

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life, Growth Mindset Quotes, Mindset Quotes

113. “In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.”

— Henry David Thoreau

Also featured in: Short Quotes About Life, Intention Quotes, Goal Setting Quotes

114. “A person becomes great not by sitting on some high seat, but through higher qualities. A crow does not become an eagle by simply sitting on the top of a palatial building.”

— Chanakya

Also featured in: Values Quotes, Personality Quotes

115. “Determine that today you will overcome your self of the day before, tomorrow you will win over those of lesser skill, and later you will win over those of greater skill.”

— Miyamoto Musashi

Also featured in: Goal Setting Quotes, Fighting Quotes, Progress Quotes

116. “It is always cheaper to do the job right the first time.”

— Phil Crosby

Also featured in: Friday Quotes for Work, Inspirational Quotes for Work, Work Ethic Quotes, Efficiency Quotes

117. “No one rises to low expectations.”

— Les Brown

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes, Coaching Quotes

118. “I was born to race and to win.”

— Lewis Hamilton

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Winning Quotes, Passion Quotes, Quotes About Cars

119. “Do a good job. You don’t have to worry about the money; it will take care of itself. Just do your best work then try to trump it.”

— Walt Disney

Also featured in: Performance Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Creative Quotes

120. “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.”

— Malcolm Gladwell

Also featured in: Preparation Quotes, Practice Quotes, Quotes About Skills

121. “If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.”

— Abraham Maslow

Also featured in: Psychology Quotes, Self-Realization Quotes, Humanism Quotes, Purpose Quotes

122. “The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.”

— Chanakya

Also featured in: Mindset Quotes, Dedication Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes

123. “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Never Give Up Quotes

124. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”

— Anatole France

Also featured in: Positive Work Quotes, Quotes About Dreams, Intelligent Quotes, Greatness Quotes

125. “The goal is not to be better than anyone else but rather be better than you were yesterday.”

— Jon Gordon

Also featured in: Happy Quotes, Personality Quotes, Good Morning Quotes, Progress Quotes

126. “Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.”

— Ralph Marston

Also featured in: Attitude Quotes, Mindset Quotes, Positive Thinking Quotes, Clever Quotes

127. “If you want to accomplish something, you must first expect it of yourself.”

— Wayne W. Dyer

Also featured in: Quotes About Believing, Firsts Quotes, Desire Quotes

128. “Any fear is an illusion. You think something is standing in your way, but nothing is really there. What is there is an opportunity to do your best and gain some success.”

— Michael Jordan

Also featured in: Opportunity Quotes, Quotes About Believing, Moving Forward Quotes

129. “What I want is to be number one.”

— Steve Prefontaine

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Victory Quotes, Competition Quotes, Desire Quotes

130. “Your future is found in your daily routine. Successful people do daily what others do occasionally!”

— Paula White

Also featured in: Prosperity Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Practice Quotes, Future Quotes

131. “Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”

— Orrin Woodward

Also featured in: Leadership Quotes, Professional Growth Quotes, Expectations Quotes, Greatness Quotes

132. “I realized the secret to success is finishing! And not just finishing, but finishing strong!”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Commitment Quotes

133. “Challenge serves beautifully to introduce you to your best – and most brilliant – self.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Short Motivational Quotes, Short Positive Quotes, Positive Work Quotes

134. “Your life only gets better when you get better, and you can improve yourself without limit. Learn something new every day.”

— Brian Tracy

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Learning Quotes, Positive Motivational Quotes

135. “Be yourself, but always your better self.”

— Karl G. Maeser

Also featured in: Short Positive Quotes, Personality Quotes, Be Yourself Quotes, Good Morning Inspirational Quotes

136. “Excellence is not an accomplishment. It is a spirit, a never-ending process.”

— Lawrence M. Miller

Also featured in: Short Positive Quotes, Positive Motivation Quotes, Positive Work Quotes, Positive Mindset Quotes

137. “Any great achievement is preceded by many difficulties and many lessons; great achievements are not possible without them.”

— Brian Tracy

Also featured in: Greatness Quotes, Struggle Quotes, Achievement Quotes

138. “Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else.”

— Chuck Noll

Also featured in: Coaching Quotes, Victory Quotes, Competition Quotes, Consistency Quotes

139. “Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.”

— James C. Collins

Also featured in: Willpower Quotes, Personal Responsibility Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Career Development Quotes

140. “It is not the critic who counts.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

Also featured in: Self-Worth Quotes, Performance Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Men

141. “Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will.”

— A.W. Tozer

Also featured in: Positivity Quotes, Quotes About Believing, Individuality Quotes, Quotes About Heart

142. “Don’t wait for an employer, friend, or mentor to show appreciation for your work. Take pride in your own efforts on a daily basis.”

— Denis Waitley

Also featured in: Effort Quotes, Career Development Quotes, Appreciation Quotes, Moving Forward Quotes

143. “Complacency is the last hurdle standing between any team and its potential greatness.”

— Pat Riley

Also featured in: Coaching Quotes, Performance Quotes

144. “I’m about being the best.”

— Frank Ocean

Also featured in: Positive Short Quotes, Greatness Quotes, Ambition Quotes

145. “It is not important to be better than someone else, but to be better than yesterday.”

— Kano Jigoro

Also featured in: Transformation Quotes, Positivity Quotes, Professional Growth Quotes, Moving Forward Quotes

146. “Quality is pride of workmanship.”

— W. Edwards Deming

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes for Work, Work Ethic Quotes, Quality Quotes

147. “Better to do a little well, than a great deal badly.”

— Socrates

148. “Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.”

— Thomas A. Edison

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Practice Quotes, Genius Quotes

149. “Meeting the deadlines is not good enough, beating the deadlines is my expectation.”

— Dhirubhai Ambani

Also featured in: Performance Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Expectations Quotes, Time Management Quotes

150. “Leave your ego at the door every morning, and just do some truly great work. Few things will make you feel better than a job brilliantly done.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes for Work, Greatness Quotes, Ego Quotes