Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

The only first-rate work is the work done by the man who does it for the sake of doing it well.

When it comes to rendering service, that which counts chiefly with a college graduate, as with any other American citizen, is not intellect ...

One piece of first-rate work is worth a thousand pieces of second-rate work.

The only first-rate work is the work done by the man who does it for the sake of doing it well, who counts the deed itself as his reward.