Mediocrity Quotes

473 Mediocrity quotes by 345 unique authors

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. — Albert Einstein
Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike. — Margot Fonteyn
Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them. — Joseph Heller
The real Antichrist is he who turns the wine of an original idea into the water of mediocrity. — Eric Hoffer
There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and hills; but whatever is too lofty, a genius as well… — Victor Hugo
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Well, teachers have been profoundly demoralized in recent years and are often treated with contempt by politicians. There's a great deal of reckless rhetoric in… — Jonathan Kozol
We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity. I am always longing to be with men more excellent… — Charles Lamb
There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority. — Orison Swett Marden
Only a mediocre person is always at his best. — W. Somerset Maugham
Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible. — Margaret Mead
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind. — John Stuart Mill
There is nothing in the world that I loathe more than group activity, that communal bath where the hairy and slippery mix in a multiplication… — Vladimir Nabokov
The way that I am now, I don't want to accept mediocrity. I don't want to accept the easy road. — Joe Nichols
Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes it fangs on whatever gets beyond it either way. — Blaise Pascal
You always admire what you really don't understand. — Blaise Pascal
Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity. — Nancy Pearcey
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. — Norman Vincent Peale
There's a lot of mediocrity being celebrated, and a lot of wonderful stuff being ignored or discouraged. — Sean Penn
A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In Communism, inequality comes from placing mediocrity on a… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
The world doesn't need any more mediocrity or hedged bets. — Anne Rice
I could've just walked away but I never could have forgiven myself to allow Starbucks to drift into mediocrity or not be relevant. I just… — Howard Schultz
I think there is probably no better person to aspire to emulate than Steve Jobs and what he has done at Apple in terms of… — Howard Schultz
My biggest concern is that America is drifting towards mediocrity and that people don't recognize - and by people I'm meaning Washington - don't recognize… — Howard Schultz
You can always spot a 'television personality', even when they aren't actually on television, because they carry their 'made-up' persona in front of them, like… — Will Self

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