Quotes About Improvement

Remember the greatest motivator is belief. We have to inculcate in ourselves the belief that we are responsible for our actions and behavior. When people accept responsibility, everything improves: quality, productivity, relationships and teamwork.

Striving for perfection is neurotic; striving for excellence is progress. Excellence is continuous improvement. There is nothing that cannot be done better or improved the next time.

The question is, do we have to be ten times smarter than the competition? Absolutely not. All we need is the nose and the rewards are ten times bigger. It's a lot easier to improve one per cent in hundred different areas than to improve hundred per cent in any one area. That is the winning edge!

Our genetic endowments, coupled with many early environmental impacts, establish our childhood intelligence. An environment lacking a sufficient level of stimulation stifles our mental development. An environment with a sufficient level of stimulation enables our genetically different abilities to flower, and at the same time often sets into motion positive social and cultural pressures that reinforce our improvement.

Bowing helps to eliminate our self-centered ideas. This is not so easy. It is difficult to get rid of these ideas, and bowing is a very valuable practice. The result is not the point; it is the effort to improve ourselves that is valuable. There is no end to this practice.

The result is not the point; it is the effort to improve ourselves that is valuable. There is no end to this practice.

Just because it was done well, doesn't mean it couldn't have been done better.

Experience helps you understand what works and what doesn't. And (personally), I think it has more to do with just wanting to continue to learn on and off the ice. … Whether it's, you know, skills on the ice or trying to learn how to be a better teammate, better leader, better friend, you name it.

You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.

You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.

Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.

Last year, Eddie hadn't been strong enough to make the team. This year, he was stronger and bigger, a lot bigger, like he could be a model for a bodybuilding magazine. It was almost certain he would make the team this year.

You don't have to solve it, only evolve it!

So the middle-ground answer reminds us that reflection is continuous with practice, and our practice can go worse or better according to the value of our reflections.

Isn't that why we're put on this earth to begin with, to make it a better place? It's not a religious quest; it's a humanitarian one.

Make a mental note of your mistakes so that you don't repeat them again.

Each and every failure needs corrective action.

Strive to win or learn in spite of competition.

Take criticism and build the bridge of self-confidence, strength and success.

This world will never push itself to be better.

Yesterday we failed, today we practice and tomorrow we will master.

I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano

I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.

I am not one of these people who instantly takes umbrage when he's corrected or - I love being corrected.