Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives—choice, not chance, determines your destiny.

Aristotle (385–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher who lived in Ancient Greece during the Classical period. He was a student of Plato and was the founder of the Lyceum school of philosophy and the Aristotelian tradition. His teachings cover many subjects including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, psychology, linguistics, economics, politics, and government.