In the Future, Greatness will be lost in the vast sea of…

“I can't swim in a sea of mediocrity and pretend I'm not drowning.”

— Tracy L. Darity

The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshipped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.

— Pierre Trudeau

“The Past is to be respected and acknoledged, but not to be worshiped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.”

— Pierre Trudeau

“Those touchy mediocrities who sit trembling lest someone's work prove greater than their own - they have no inkling of the loneliness that comes…

— Ayn Rand

“Greatness is for those who work for it, Mediocrity is for those who accept it.”

— Cody Edward Lee Miller

All greatness of character is dependent on individuality.

— James F. Cooper

“You are destiny for greatness. Your future is in the hands of the Lord.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

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

— Alexander Den Heijer

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

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

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