Tragic paradox of freedom: the mediocre men who alone make its exercise possible cannot guarantee its duration. — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan knew audiences. It was a key element of his political genius. One of the things at which brilliant politicians are… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
I was making sure everyone knew Crabtree was a mediocre receiver. And when you try the best corner in the game with… — Richard Sherman Copy Share Image
“Mediocrity is a pit that swallows people who have rested on seats of complacency for long.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
My high-school years were so mediocre - I moved out when I was 16 and started living with my girlfriend who was… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Publishers, theatrical managers, and critics ask not for the quality inherent in creative art, but will it meet with a good sale,… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
What I will no longer accept is the mediocre life of a modest little gentleman. — Joan Miro Copy Share Image
Drop the idea of being Extraordinary! It's keeping you mediocre. To be Ordinary is the most extraordinary thing in the world. The… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I'd made it back to the land of the living. No matter how boring or mediocre a world it might be, this… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Thank God that He has permitted us to live among the present problems. It is no longer permitted to anyone to be… — Dorothy Day Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b) that is the one and only way… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that sorrow and misfortune do not suit him;… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
If you have a great band with a mediocre drummer, you have a mediocre band. If you have a mediocre band with… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
Growth does not always lead a business to build on success. All too often it converts a highly successful business into a… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are even more ways to be mediocre. The industry… — Dan Levitan Copy Share Image
It takes character to sit there with all that cash and do nothing. I didn't get to where I am by going… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Better to know a few things which are good and necessary than many things which are useless and mediocre — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I… — Uta Hagen Copy Share Image
If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I'd rather do a great play than a mediocre play in New York. As much as I'd like to be seen in… — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
We pay just as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats. Go ahead and fail. But fail with wit,… — Bruce Barton Copy Share Image
