Commitment to Quality Quotes

Excellence isn't an act, it's a habit

Never neglect the little things. Never skimp on that extra effort, that additional few minutes, that soft word of praise or thanks, that delivery of the very best that you can do. It does not matter what others think, it is of prime importance, however, what you think about you. You can never do your best, which should always be your trademark, if you are cutting corners and shirking responsibilities. You are special. Act it. Never neglect the little things.

Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.

Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.

I admire Miken's exceptional engineering capabilities and was drawn to their passion for hockey and drive to be the best in all they do.

A foreman, if he's got a conscience, and delights in his work, will do his business as well as if he was a partner. I wouldn't give a penny for a man as 'ud drive a nail in slack because he didn't get extra pay for it.

I'm not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well

Do your very best on every task. Imagine that everyone is watching even when no one is watching.

In the long run, the quality of your work is all that matters. That is your only resumé. Be professional. Make sure your editor or publisher can always reach you. Do what's asked of you if your conscience can bear it.

I don't want to do anything halfway. It has to be perfect.

Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude

Don't worry about the chatter, do a good job, produce great work and do reporting that you're proud of.

Identify with excellence, put your name on your work, and both your work and name will stand the test of time.

I love his [Brad Furman] ferocious desire for perfection and his love of vitality, it feeds me, man. It feeds him and it feeds the whole crew. And he's got huge respect for talent. And that's why talent goes in and gives it 300% percent.

You need to have a culture where people have very high quality standards in everything the company does, but still move quickly.

The glory of a workman, still more of a master workman, that he does his work well, ought to be his most precious possession; like the honor of a soldier, dearer to him than life.

It may be in seemingly unimportant things that a man expresses his passion for perfection, yet they will count heavily in the long run.

I would rather spend my entire life doing nothing than have my name attached to something mediocre.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I want to try it again and again, and a lot of times my fellow musicians have to hold me back and say, "Nah, I think we got it."

Whatever you do, do it well.

That consciousness of quality, and the need to demand it can galvanize your energies, not just in your work, but in a rigorous exercise of mind and heart in every aspect of your life.

I'm not afraid to delay the schedule to make sure that this is the film that I want, that this is the best that I can do at that point.

I've always been careful to put out the very best work I can. One of the things I value the most is the love and faith that people have given me over the years, so I try to live up to their expectations and my own standards of what I'm capable of.

If someone else made 'Up in the Air' or 'Thank You For Smoking' or 'Juno,' I would have wanted to rip their head off. I need that same sort of passion for every project I take on.

Everyone in the top of their fields is pouring everything they have into this, which is why it was such a massive undertaking and why filming was extended. It's not because things are going badly. It's because they're so massive and it's so complicated and we want to get it right. We're not just phoning it in. We're taking our time with it because it's really important.