Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotations on Quality

The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–68) American Civil Rights Leader, Clergyman

If you want work well done, select a busy man; the other kind has no time.
Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American Writer, Publisher, Artist, Philosopher

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.
George Washington (1732–99) American Head of State, Military Leader

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
Tony Robbins (b.1960) American Self-Help Author, Entrepreneur

Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
Indian Proverb

Quicker by taking more time.
Common Proverb

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Explorer

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
James Lane Allen (1849–1925) American Novelist, Short Story Writer

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.
John W. Gardner (1912–2002) American Activist

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.
Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. Try the “as if” technique.
William James (1842–1910) American Philosopher, Psychologist, Physician

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
German Proverb

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts, therefore guard accordingly, and take care, that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.
Marcus Aurelius (121–180) Emperor of Rome, Stoic Philosopher

The quality of the imagination is to flow and not to freeze.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher

The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such as is offered to us by the various rampant isms.
Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American Head of State, Military Leader

The artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like the bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher

By the work one knows the workmen.
Jean de La Fontaine (1621–95) French Poet, Short Story Writer

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
Ray Kroc (1902–84) American Entrepreneur, Businessperson

It’s the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It’s a quality to be proud of. But it’s a quality that many people seem to have neglected.
Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American Head of State

So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can’t fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.
William S. Burroughs (1914–97) American Novelist, Poet, Short Story Writer, Painter

The best is the cheapest.
Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat

Unionism, seldom if ever, uses such powers as it has to ensure better work; almost always it devotes a large part of that power to safeguard bad work.
H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) American Journalist, Literary Critic

Quality in a classical Greek sense is how to live with grace and intelligence, with bravery and mercy.
Theodore H. White (1915–86) American Journalist, Historian, Novelist

High people, Sir, are the best: Take a hundred ladies of quality, you’ll find them better wives, better mothers, more willing to sacrifice their own pleasures to their children, than a hundred other women.
Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist

Permit no hour to go by without it due improvement.
Thomas a Kempis (1379–1471) German Religious Priest, Writer

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American Businessperson, Engineer

Pay beforehand if you would have your work poorly done.
Common Proverb

The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
Vince Lombardi (1913–70) American Football Coach

Quality will be prized as a precious possession.
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