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Excellence Quotes (page 23)

My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent. Pat Metheny
I wanted the press to become something of a movement. Not a movement committed to a particular "ism," but a gathering together of writers with an aesthetic approach to literature and with a lust for excellence. John Metcalf
Mark Messier quote: "I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone..."
I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule. Mark Messier
H. L. Mencken quote: "Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from..."
Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be a woman is in itself a terrible experience. H. L. Mencken
Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land. Herman Melville
Ada Louise Huxtable quote: "An excellent job with a dubious undertaking, which is like..."
An excellent job with a dubious undertaking, which is like saying it would be great if it wasn't awful. Ada Louise Huxtable
Of all creatures in this visible world, light is the most glorious; of all light, the light of the sun without compare excels the rest. William Gurnall
Now supposing I had the part of a young woman to give out, one that wanted some excellent acting. If I were to go to the stage for my actress I would have to take a matured woman, one who would act splendidly, but who would look too old for the requirements. D. W. Griffith
It's been said that government doesn't create jobs, business does. For the most part, this is true. But government creates the environment in which businesses can excel and expand. Christine Gregoire
You'd like more people to recognise what you do is special. But I take the attitude that the best thing I can do for my sport is to be the best at it. The best way people will come to recognise that track and field is a great sport is to see athletes excelling at it. Which is what I intend to do. Maurice Greene
As farmers or owners, the poor peasants possess a piece of land. The excellent means of transport enables them often to sell their goods. At the very worst they can mostly provide their own food. Herman Gorter
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we..."
There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue. Oliver Goldsmith
Sharon Gless quote: "Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but..."
Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but very few women are the lead in a drama. Sharon Gless
When people ask me what I do, strangers on a plane, perhaps, I tell them that I think. Thinking is excellent exercise, as much as swimming or jogging. Tom Glazer
The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one. George Gissing

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