Bliss Carman Quotes

My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.

In everything you do aim to excel for what is worth doing is worth doing well

I find mediocrity hard. I find that whole area difficult. I'm a very passionate person; I care very much about what I do. I believe I give it a lot, so it's gotta be good; otherwise, what's the point?

I don't think anybody's goal is to be mediocre. I think everybody should want to be the best. I've always felt that way. I want to be at the best at everything I do.

I think ambition can be having something that you're good at and love to do.

I want to do the best and be the best at what I do.

I've always wanted to be the best.

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.

Strive for perfection. Nobody's going to be perfect on this earth. But strive for perfection.

If you're working, and you're not trying to be great, give up.

Small aim is a crime; have great aim.

We strivin' for perfection.

Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to be nothing.

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

Demand excellence.

All of us are trying to achieve 100 percent in our work. That's all we struggle to do. We never do, but we never stop trying until the day we die. It's that struggle to achieve 100 percent, that's where our performance lies, that's what the audience gets. They get the struggle.

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

What drives me is trying to be perfect.

I wanted to be the best in the world.

I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself.

I'm about being the best.

You don't ever want to go out there and not be the best. You want to be the best cop that you can. Be the best writer you can be. Everybody has their goals. Everybody has their dreams.

Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.

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

We hire people who want to make the best things in the world.