14 Movie Quotes about Excellence (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Aug 4, 2025

Memorable quotes about excellence, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 Thank you, sir. I strive for excellence in all my various trades.

Chris Farley as Bartholomew Hunt in Almost Heroes (1998)

2 First is first and second is nobody. (2)

Richard Conte as Mr. Brown in The Big Combo (1955)

3 The main thing is, you must set your sights upon the heights, don't be a mediocrity. -Mediocrity? -That's right.

Karl Swenson as Merlin in The Sword in the Stone (1963)

4 All I'm asking for is total perfection.

Will Ferrell as Lord Business in The Lego Movie (2014)

5 Not only that you're skilled in martial arts now, also you have the right humility. This virtue is much more important than Kung Fu excellence.

Quote from Challenge of the Masters

6 Oh, yes, 'cause I'm a bit of a perfectionist, actually. Yes, I am. See, for me, it's got to be the best, or it's nothing at all.

Ewen Bremner as Spud in Trainspotting (1996)

7 Good? Why, it's downright superfluous.

Paul Winchell as Tigger in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

8 I mean, do you even know who I am? Fifty-six blue ribbons. Fourteen regional trophies! Six-time national champion!

Bette Midler as Georgette in Oliver & Company (1988)

9 It's psychotic! They keep creating new ways to celebrate mediocrity but if someone is genuinely exceptional...

Craig T. Nelson as Mr. Incredible in The Incredibles

10 Well, here's the deal. I'm the best there is, plain and simple. I mean, I wake up in the morning and I piss excellence.

Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

14 Movie Quotes about Excellence (+ Sound Clips)

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