When a person puts on a show, trying to appear great…

I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.

— Julius Erving

When one person puts in all the effort its pointless.

— Anonymous

I am a person who always puts the team in front and I do it publicly.

— Andre Villas-Boas

All greatness of character is dependent on individuality.

— James F. Cooper

Trying to be cool is the easiest path to mediocrity

— Terry Crews

At independence Kenya's economic indicators were equal to those of South Korea, but 45 years down the road, Korea's economy is 40 times that…

— Raila Odinga

Once you decide that mediocrity is unthinkable, your only choices are excellence and quitting.

— Nick Murray

Philadelphians are every whit as mediocre as their neighbors, but they seldom encourage each other in mediocrity by giving it a more agreeable name.

— Agnes Repplier

There has been an obvious effort to play it safe, to make 'Bonanza' a good family show that would offend no one and hit…

— Pernell Roberts

If you want to be average, do what others do. If you want to be awesome, do what no one does.

— Alexander Den Heijer

Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land.

— Herman Melville

Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.

— Max Beerbohm

It is an error common to many artists, who strive merely to avoid mistakes, when all our efforts should be to create positive and…

— Edward Steichen

Christianity does not oppose debauchery and uncontrollable passions and the like as much as it opposes... flat mediocrity, this nauseating atmosphere, this homey, civil…

— Soren Kierkegaard

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

— Arthur Conan Doyle