Mediocre Quotes

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It's hard to make something that's interesting. It's really, really hard. It's like a law of nature, a law of aerodynamics, that anything that's written… — Ira Glass
For official record, announce instructor, the state requires no epic hero. No strive achieve personal celebrity of spotlight and applause. Lectures instructor, the state desires… — Chuck Palahniuk
Those who think he had lucky breaks are not only unaware of the real story but also fall prey to that sin of the mediocre:… — Marlon James
He probably was mediocre after all, though in a very honorable sense of that word. — Thomas Mann
[I]n a place with absolutely no private or personal life, with the incessant worship of a mediocre career-sadist as the only culture, where all citizens… — Christopher Hitchens
The exquisitely bad is as satisfying to the soul as the exquisitely good. Only the mediocre is unendurable. — Mark Twain
Know the story before you fall in love with your first sentence. If you donâ€™t know the story before you begin the story, what kind… — John Irving
A most mediocre person can be the object of a love which is wild, extravagant, and beautiful as the poison lillies of the swamp. — Carson McCullers
I personally can't think of anything less sacrosanct than a bad book or even a mediocre book. — Helene Hanff
He knew now that it was his own will to happiness which must make the next move. But if he was to do so, he… — Albert Camus
Bad books on writing tell you to "WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW", a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many… — Joe Haldeman
Like the Arthurian years at Camelot, the Sixties constituted a breakthrough, a fleeting moment of glory, a time when a significant little chunk of humanity… — Tom Robbins
In this world, perfection is an illusion. Reagrdless of all those who utter the contrary, this is the reality. Obviously mediocre fools will forever lust… — Tite Kubo
For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise the bar, and… — Haruki Murakami
To stay vigorous, a company needs to provide a stimulating and challenging environment for all these types: the dreamer, the entrepreneur, the professional manager, and… — Howard Schultz
According to one influential wing of modern secular society there are few more disreputable fates than to end up being 'like everyone else' for 'everyone… — Alain de Botton
...mediocre people find their way into positions of authority...because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal… — Malcolm Gladwell
This isnâ€™t a game. We donâ€™t want mediocre employees who can keep the status quo. We want souls. We want to win. And youâ€™ve spent… — Richelle Mead
The problem is this: in order to make money- lots of money- we don't need flawless literary masterpieces. What we need is mediocre rubbish, trash… — Walter Moers
Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional… — Albert Einstein

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