Mediocre Quotes

352 quotes by 281 authors

Learn something from marriage. Marriage represents the whole world in a miniature form: it teaches you many things. It is only the mediocre ones who… — Rajneesh
Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid. — Harland Miller
A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power. — Quintilian
If you are a man of learning, read something classic, a history of the human struggle and don't settle for mediocre verse. — Rumi
In our desire to please everyone, it's very easy to end up being invisible or mediocre. — Seth Godin
Mediocrity is no answer to violence. In fact, it probably invites violence. At least the mediocre and the violent appear together as in the old… — James Hillman
Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence. -Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium — Seneca the Younger
Now, today, some children are enrolled in excellent programs. Some children are enrolled in mediocre programs. And some are wasting away their most formative years… — Barack Obama
A mediocre season for Nelson Piquet as he is now known and always has been. — Murray Walker
I'd like to get to the point where I can be just as mediocre as a man — Juanita M. Kreps
Growth does not always lead a business to build on success. All too often it converts a highly successful business into a mediocre large business. — Richard Branson
I had to produce a complete page - or two or three - in one day. I took a lot of pride in my work,… — Joe Shuster
I had read enough mediocre scripts and was determined not to inflict another one on the world. — Michael Arndt
Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge — Claude Bernard
I believe that creativity is a product of intelligence. I don't believe that creative work can be produced by fools, dullards, or mediocre people, except… — Bruce Barnbaum
The big win is when you refuse to settle for average or mediocre. — Seth Godin
Making mistakes is the privilege of the active. It is always the mediocre people who are negative, who spend their time proving that they were… — Ingvar Kamprad
Suppose Mozart had tried to be original? It would have been like a man at the North Pole trying to walk north, and this is… — Keith Johnstone
The temptation many creative people I know have is to strive for popularity. To make, do, and say things that other people like in the… — Scott Berkun
As for critics, one mediocre writer is more valuable than ten good critics. They are like haughty, barren spinsters lodged in a maternity ward. — Peter Greenaway

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