All human excellence is but comparative. There may be persons who excel us, as much as we fancy we excel the meanest.
Samuel Richardson

Always strive to excel, but only on weekends.
Richard Rorty

Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none in which they are more ambitious to excel.
Joseph Addison

As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.
Indra Nooyi

As a professional athlete, I believe that I need to explore my opportunities to the maximum, in order to excel and continue to play the best football I can.
Hidetoshi Nakata

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game.
Ted Williams

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas.
Nicholas Sparks

Each must in virtue strive for to excel; That man lives twice that lives the first life well.
Robert Herrick

Editing is a natural extension of the collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning.
Rachel True

Ever since I was a child, I wanted to excel in everything.
Robert Mondavi

Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and prove to themselves just how good they are.
Nancy Lopez

How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.
Robert Mondavi

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
William Penn

I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.
Alexander the Great

I had to give everything I had to one event if I wanted to excel.
Chris LeDoux

I have witnessed how education opens doors, and I know that when sound instruction takes place, students experience the joys of new-found knowledge and the ability to excel.
Daniel Akaka

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.
John Frankenheimer

I look at directing as a sporting event. It's a race, a marathon. It's great when it clicks, which is why I push my crews so hard so we can excel.
Michael Bay

I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach.
Don Shula

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.
Plutarch