A Quote by Henry E. Steinway

Strive always to improve the instrument.

Henry E. Steinway

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Henry E. Steinway
February 15, 1797 - February 7, 1871

The money that we possess is the instrument of liberty, that which we lack and strive to obtain is the instrument of slavery.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

It's the manager's job to always knock on the door, to always strive to improve, but there has to be a reasonable degree of common sense too.

Steve Bruce

Take perfection and throw it out the window. There's always something you can make better or do differently - strive to IMPROVE, not attain the impossible.

Denise Austin

We are all equal in that we can all strive to become the best we are capable of becoming. We can always improve but we shouldn't compare ourselves to others. We get in trouble when we start trying to measure up to someone else.

John Wooden

It is the nature of intellect to strive to improve in intellectual power.

Hosea Ballou

There will always be something to strive for. My hope is for the heart to strive forever.

Joan Benoit

Don't strive for perfection. It doesn't exist. Strive for a better you. That's always in reach.

Brett Hoebel

You have to believe in yourself and always strive for the best. Whether that is getting the best actor, the most talented cinematographer, or the best location for your story, you have to have the hunger to want it and be willing to do what it takes to get it. A filmmaker should never be satisfied with their work. There should always be something that they want to improve on.

Nicholas Ozeki

We must constantly learn, adjust, improve, and strive to be better.

Gina Haspel

I always think of a voice as an instrument, whether a voice is a trumpet, or violin, or bass. You know what I mean? A horn or wind instrument versus a string instrument. Horn instruments are definitely more toward jazz.

Debbie Harry

There are always things to improve on. I want to improve on my defense, and you can never be a perfect hitter. I want to focus on just playing more and being able to improve on all parts of my game.

Mark Teixeira

Frederick Nietzsche was important to me, in teaching that it's okay to strive to improve the human being.

Zoltan Istvan

Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades.

Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

I am passionate about singing, and I strive to improve with every song and keep getting better.

Guru Randhawa

If you strive toward the perfect run, accepting that you will always come up short of that is very intriguing. It makes me think about how in life in general, we always want to strive toward perfection, but sometimes perfection would be the worst thing.