What does it mean to be the best? These quotes tackle excellence, personal bests, peak performance, and the drive to push past good enough. Some are about competition, others about the quieter pursuit of doing your finest work when nobody is watching.
“But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.”
“Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.”
“Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up.”
“Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them.”
“The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.”
“I have very high expectations of myself. I'm a very competitive person but competitive with myself. I want to be the best that I can be and if that means that I'm eventually better than everyone else then so be it.”
“You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel.”
“The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.”
“Research has shown that the best way to be happy is to make each day happy.”
“Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell aspiring to be angels men rebel.”
“Holidays are the best. I couldn't imagine being from a small family.”
“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.”
“The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.”
“Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.”
“Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.”
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”