"Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary."
Warren G. Bennis (1925- ), American scholar & author
Subject AmbitionWarren G. Bennis (1925- ), American scholar & author
"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." - Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), American novelist
"A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive." - Pearl Bailey (1918-1990), American actress & singer
"Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary." - Warren G. Bennis (1925- ), American scholar & author
"He who has a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'." - Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), German philosopher
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." - Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese philosopher & reformer
"Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be." - Jon Bon Jovi (1962- ), American musician
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German playwright, poet and novelist
"One chance is all you need." - Jesse Owens (1913-1980), American athlete, gold medalist in track and field
"Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in." - Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian engineer, painter & sculptor
"Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant." - Cary Grant (1904-1986), US movie actor
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