"The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free man can set themselves is an amiable mediocrity. Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life"
- John W. Gardner
About this Quote
This quote by John W. Gardner is a tip of the importance of pursuing quality in all elements of life. It recommends that if we opt for mediocrity, the perfects of our country will not survive. Excellence is not practically achieving success, however also about setting high standards and striving to reach them. It has to do with pressing ourselves to be the best we can be and to never give up. Quality is a state of mind that requires dedication, effort, and determination. It is about setting goals and working towards them, no matter how difficult they might seem. Excellence is the essential to achieving success and making a favorable impact on the world.
This quote is written / told by John W. Gardner between October 8, 1912 and February 16, 2002. He was a famous Educator from USA.
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"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday"