The secret of joy in work is contained in

one word -excellence.

To know how to do something well is to

enjoy it.

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.

Perfection is not

attainable, but if we

chase perfection

we can catch

excellence.

Excellence is to do a

common thing in an uncommon

way.

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars.

Excellence is not a

skill.

It is an attitude.

Perfection has to do with the end product,

but excellence has to do with the process.

The road to excellence is always under construction.

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.

Focus on making yourself better, not on

thinking that you

are better.

Become all that you are capable of becoming.

It is a wretched

taste to be gratified

with mediocrity

when the excellent creation

lies before us.

Every job is a self-portrait

of the person who did it.

Autograph your work with excellence.