Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found. — Kathleen Norris Copy Share Image
. . .nothing could eclipse the stain of his dirty, mortal mediocrity. — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
If Excellence is on your radar, disable mediocrity. Let your BEST be your best. — Patrice Register Copy Share Image
The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment. — William Arthur Ward Copy Share Image
Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Getting along and being satisfied with the status quo often contribute to mediocrity and lack of innovation.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The ‘easy way’ is our laziness trying to find a solution by ‘working hard’ to side-step the problem.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
People are born to be different. Yet most people spend their whole life trying to fit in and be the same as… — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
Philadelphians are every whit as mediocre as their neighbors, but they seldom encourage each other in mediocrity by giving it a more… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
"Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The overwhelming pressure of mediocrity, sluggish and indomitable as a glacier, will mitigate the most violent, and depress the most exalted revolution. — T. S. Eliot Copy Share Image
Be it at JNU or any institute, students want India to shine. They want the country to get rid of mediocrity and… — Vivek Agnihotri 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
You have to believe that you are the one who creates your success, that you are the one who creates your mediocrity,… — T. Harv Eker 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
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
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
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
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
I think Nigerians got it wrong from independence as people became so conscious of the divisions because we wanted so much to… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
“In a dying civilisation, political prestige is the reward not of the shrewdest diagnostician but of the man with the best beside… — Eric Ambler Copy Share Image
A village in a country which is taking pains to become altogether standardized and pure, which aspires to succeed Victorian England as… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
I admit that I myself am far from having a complete command of every topic I touch on, but my knowledge of… — Alfred de Vigny Copy Share Image
“Brockhurst, the champion of individualism, was soon launched on his favorite topic. "The great fault of the American nation, which is the… — Owen Johnson Copy Share Image
Without love, loyalty, desires, passion, courage, dignities, faith, beliefs and all the other ingredients that go into making the human soul something… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
“All through high school and college, his judo coach and older teammates would often say to him, "You have the talent and… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Risk is more than is required. Learn more than is normal. Be strong. Show courage. Breathe. Excel. Love. Lead. Speak your truth.… — Robin Sharma Copy Share Image
