To encourage excellence is to go beyond the encouraged mediocrity of our society — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
The thinker without a paradox is like a lover without a feeling: a paltry mediocrity. — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
A fiery, good beginner always stands higher than a master in mediocrity... — Robert Schumann Copy Share Image
“The difference between excellence and mediocrity is time conversion” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
Pumpkin pie is a living symbol of mediocrity. The best pumpkin pie you ever ate wasn't all that much different from the… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
If you've never been rocked back by the presence of purpose this poem is too soon for you. Return to your mediocrity,… — Buddy Wakefield Copy Share Image
Perhaps it's true that I'm very hard on myself, but that's better than exhibiting mediocre work... too few were satisfactory enough to… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
“The reason why one man is great and another man is living in mediocrity is simply because one understood the value of… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
The success of many books is due to the affinity between the mediocrity of the author's ideas and those of the public. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Every effect that one produces gives one an enemy. To be popular one must be a mediocrity. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can't do great things, so they aim for mediocrity. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
Neat trick: to be roused to ambition and reconciled to one's mediocrity at the same time. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Each time a mediocre singer performs, he is saying, in effect, "This is good enough for you." The audience, thrust into that… — Florence King Copy Share Image
In every kind of endeavor, there are ample opportunities for extra effort. Grab those opportunities, embrace that extra effort and transform ordinary… — Ralph Marston Copy Share Image
Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate. The world doesn’t need… — Jon Bon Jovi Copy Share Image
It was the '70s when mediocrity came in Hindi films. That's when the actor called Rajesh Khanna joined the industry. For all… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
My father's card-playing buddies treated me as a plain, ordinary, commonplace kid destined for mediocrity - or less. I suppose they expected… — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Passion is a product of the heart. Passion is what helps you when you have a great dream. Passion breeds conviction and… — Andy Andrews Copy Share Image
When you strive for excellence, you'll be opposed by those who embrace mediocrity. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It takes more energy to maintain mediocrity than it takes to pursue excellence. — Matthew Kelly Copy Share Image
“I think you should see this as a blessing. A release from a lifetime of mediocrity.” — Cristina Alger Copy Share Image
I love to be challenged, and I'm never sitting comfortable in the mediocrity chair. — Jaime Camil Copy Share Image
There are as many mediocrities exalted through pity as masters decried through envy. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
