“The time that people aren't expecting what's going to happen, I find that's the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done.”
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.
“The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.”
“The time that people aren't expecting what's going to happen, I find that's the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done.”
“The humblest painter is a true scholar and the best of scholars the scholar of nature.”
“Yeah, I try to be the best example I can be for young girls just as far as my person goes - just to uphold a good image.”
“Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.”
“One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that.”
“The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.”
“Going online and asking questions is the best way to learn.”
“The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it.”
“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.”
“I know some people say it's not the best to work with your family, but I have never understood that because it's always worked so well for me.”
“The best revenge is massive success.”
“You'll live. Only the best get killed.”
“I look my best when I take my helmet off after a long motorcycle ride. I have a glow and a bit of helmet hair.”
“My 'fear' is my substance, and probably the best part of me.”
“The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.”