--- title: "10 Mediocre-people Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Mediocre-people quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Mediocre-people sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/tamerlan-kuzgov-2728_gifts-and-talents_mediocrity-is-a-talent-for-mediocrity-29_2949923.jpg" --- > [“Mediocrity is a talent for mediocrity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamerlan-kuzgov/mediocrity-is-a-talent-for-mediocrity/) [Tamerlan Kuzgov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamerlan-kuzgov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/tamerlan-kuzgov-2728_gifts-and-talents_mediocrity-is-a-talent-for-mediocrity-29_2949923.jpg) > [“It was lonely to be so perfect in all respects.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vann-chow/it-was-lonely-to-be-so-perfect-in-all-respects/) [Vann Chow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vann-chow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/vann-chow-73202_jealousy_it-was-lonely-to-be-so-perfect-in-all-re_417174.jpg) > [“The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/the-louder-the-dogs-bark-the-less-a-lion-feels-threatened/) [Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/matshona-dhliwayo-52_bark_the-louder-the-dogs-bark-the-less-a-lion_2073588.jpg) > [“Negotiation is permissible for mediocrity not for excellence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-kalantri/negotiation-is-permissible-for-mediocrity-not-for-excellence/) [Amit Kalantri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amit-kalantri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/amit-kalantri-279_amit-kalantri_negotiation-is-permissible-for-mediocrit_1947385.jpg) > [“Mediocrity is a choice. I hope you choose to say ‘NO!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-sonnenberg/mediocrity-is-a-choice-i-hope-you-choose-to-say-no/) [Frank Sonnenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-sonnenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/frank-sonnenberg-2672_choice_mediocrity-is-a-choice-i-hope-you-choose_1325430.jpg) > [“Not being impressed by anyone or anything is one of the surest paths to a life of mediocrity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gerard-trotman/not-being-impressed-by-anyone-or-anything-is-one-of-the-surest-paths/) [Wayne Gerard Trotman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gerard-trotman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f58/wayne-gerard-trotman-3291_impressed_not-being-impressed-by-anyone-or-anythin_1604676.png) > [“Get off the treadmill of consumption, replication, and mediocrity. Begin lifting the weights of creativity, originality, and success.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-lilly/get-off-the-treadmill-of-consumption-replication-and-mediocrity-begin/) [Ryan Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-lilly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/ryan-lilly-9302_authentic_get-off-the-treadmill-of-consumption-rep_1377952.jpg) > [“Birds that cannot fly high into the sky rejoice exceedingly and sing sweet melodies when they get to the top of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/birds-that-cannot-fly-high-into-the-sky-rejoice-exceedingly-and-sing/) [Ernest Agyemang Yeboah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/ernest-agyemang-yeboah-1749_bird_birds-that-cannot-fly-high-into-the-sky_3054522.jpg) > [“Don't bother to ring a bell in the ear that doesn't listen. Move to another ear, and if he doesn't listen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bassey-johnson/don-t-bother-to-ring-a-bell-in-the-ear-that-doesn-t-listen-move-to/) [Michael Bassey Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bassey-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/michael-bassey-johnson-311_advice_don-t-bother-to-ring-a-bell-in-the-ear-t_812454.jpg) > [“As a Wrong Planet person you may at times appear to be unsociable. You’re often dispassionate when it comes to the activities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-wiggins/as-a-wrong-planet-person-you-may-at-times-appear-to-be-unsociable-you/) [Karl Wiggins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-wiggins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/karl-wiggins-10879_alone-but-not-lonely_as-a-wrong-planet-person-you-may-at-time_610579.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mediocre-people/#itemlist", "name": "Mediocre-people Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Mediocrity is a talent for mediocrity.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tamerlan Kuzgov" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamerlan-kuzgov/mediocrity-is-a-talent-for-mediocrity/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/tamerlan-kuzgov-2728_gifts-and-talents_mediocrity-is-a-talent-for-mediocrity-29_2949923.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/tamerlan-kuzgov-2728_gifts-and-talents_mediocrity-is-a-talent-for-mediocrity-29_2949923.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/tamerlan-kuzgov-2728_gifts-and-talents_mediocrity-is-a-talent-for-mediocrity-29_2949923.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mediocrity is a talent for mediocrity.” — Tamerlan Kuzgov", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It was lonely to be so perfect in all respects.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vann Chow" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vann-chow/it-was-lonely-to-be-so-perfect-in-all-respects/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/vann-chow-73202_jealousy_it-was-lonely-to-be-so-perfect-in-all-re_417174.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/vann-chow-73202_jealousy_it-was-lonely-to-be-so-perfect-in-all-re_417174.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/vann-chow-73202_jealousy_it-was-lonely-to-be-so-perfect-in-all-re_417174.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It was lonely to be so perfect in all respects.” — Vann Chow", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matshona Dhliwayo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/the-louder-the-dogs-bark-the-less-a-lion-feels-threatened/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/matshona-dhliwayo-52_bark_the-louder-the-dogs-bark-the-less-a-lion_2073588.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/matshona-dhliwayo-52_bark_the-louder-the-dogs-bark-the-less-a-lion_2073588.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/matshona-dhliwayo-52_bark_the-louder-the-dogs-bark-the-less-a-lion_2073588.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.” — Matshona Dhliwayo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Negotiation is permissible for mediocrity not for excellence.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Amit Kalantri" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-kalantri/negotiation-is-permissible-for-mediocrity-not-for-excellence/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/amit-kalantri-279_amit-kalantri_negotiation-is-permissible-for-mediocrit_1947385.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/amit-kalantri-279_amit-kalantri_negotiation-is-permissible-for-mediocrit_1947385.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/amit-kalantri-279_amit-kalantri_negotiation-is-permissible-for-mediocrit_1947385.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Negotiation is permissible for mediocrity not for excellence.” — Amit Kalantri", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Mediocrity is a choice. 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