The Importance of Excellence

Excellence is our guide wherever we are. It is truly inclusive because excellence beckons each of us. Excellence takes us on hard and steep paths to integrity and trustworthiness. The practical aspects of emotional, of educational virtues are not excellence unless they are accompanied by the moral qualities of justice and self-control. That's why I'm aware of the value of this immense honor today. You are committed to following the truth with the conviction that wherever that faithful journey leads it is the truth alone that will set you free. And what you have already achieved is less important than what you will do with what you have achieved.