Working On The Ordinary

Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
—    John W. Gardner
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Whoever / Whatever

Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach.
—    John W. Gardner
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Implications

The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free man can set themselves is an amiable mediocrity.  Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.
—    John W. Gardner
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Two Guides

In every one of us there are two ruling and directing principles, whose guidance we follow wherever they may lead; the one being an innate desire of pleasure; the other, an acquired judgment which aspires after excellence.
―    Socrates
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Too Significant

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
―    Mahatma Gandhi
No work is insignificant.  All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
―    Martin Luther King Jr.
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Push The Envelope

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today.  As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.
—   Thomas J. Watson
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