Mediocrity Quotes

473 Mediocrity quotes by 345 unique authors

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre. — Chet Atkins
The absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity. — Charles de Foucauld
Once genius is submerged by bureaucracy, a nation is doomed to mediocrity. — Richard M. Nixon
Everyone chooses one of two roads in life - the old and the young, the rich and the poor, men and women alike. One is… — Stephen Covey
There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the… — Buck Rodgers
The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions which time and mediocrity can resolve. — Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper
What compromises women - babies, domesticity, mediocrity - compromises writing even more. — Rachel Cusk
My problem with unions is they breed mediocrity. — Kevin O'Leary
Education in India has made monumental progress since Independence but continues to face daunting challenges at multiple levels, particularly in terms of quality, infrastructure and… — Shashi Tharoor
When you have had a taste of excellence, you cannot go back to mediocrity. — Maximillian Degenerez
Reality shows have a lot to answer for. They applaud mediocrity. — Suzi Quatro
I react very badly when mediocrity throws a tantrum of entitlement. — Lee Siegel
We have these ambitions that are very hard to accomplish because life puts us in our place. We have this battle with mediocrity. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best. — Max Beerbohm
All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy. — Scott Alexander
The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake. — Nelson Boswell
Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man. — Hugh Blair
I have a horror of not rising above mediocrity. — Robert Baldwin
Any corporate policy and plan which is typical of the industry is doomed to mediocrity. Where this is not so, it should be possible to… — Bruce Henderson
Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity. — Henry S. Haskins
Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike. — Margot Fonteyn
Private-equity and hedge-fund guys typically come into a situation of mediocrity, where rapid change may result in a profit. — Austin Ligon
By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered. — Charles Saatchi
Mediocrity inspires neither great love nor hate. — Vanna Bonta
Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse was made Consul — John Randolph

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