"The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." - Teddy Roosevelt

A Call for Excellence is a gift book that offers more than 200 inspirational quotes from the Presidents of the United States on what it takes to be a successful person - be it in the office, the classroom, the battlefield, or at home. This is a wonderful gift for any occasion, but especially for graduation or to give to those challenged by a leadership position.

"I hope I always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an Honest Man." - George Washington

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits." - Richard Nixon