Excellency Quotes

(On meeting Pope John Paul II at the White House in 1978) "He impressed me more than any other man I`ve ever met, and I`ve met a lot. My wife and I happened to be seated on one of the aisles, and the Pope came right down and he saw me and smiled. The smile was genuine, not a politician smile, the practiced smile. He shook hands with me and went on. And then (US President Jimmy Carter) said, `Hello, Gregory, what are you doing here?` and I said, `Well, Mr. President, you invited me.` He said, `Just a minute` - and damned if he didn`t run after the Pope, grabbing him by the arm and pulled him back. He said, `Your Excellency, this is one of our best-known, most-beloved American film actors.` And he looked at me, ah! There was a glimmer as if somehow he must have seen me in a movie. His eyes widened and he took me in his arms. And he sort of grabbed me by the elbow and said, `God bless you, Gregory. God bless you in your mission.` And he went on."

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellency becomes a reality.

A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.

My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose.

I want to assure your excellency that I am occupying myself permanently and jointly with my team to achieve a solution as soon as possible to this crisis, the principal objective being the safeguarding of the health and life of those who are inside.