Mediocrity Quotes

473 Mediocrity quotes by 345 unique authors

Defending mediocrity is exhausting. — Seth Godin
When we force a boy to be a mediocrity in a dozen subjects we destroy his standards, perhaps for life. — C.S. Lewis
If one wants to be active, one must not be afraid of going wrong, one must not be afraid of making mistakes now and then.… — Vincent Van Gogh
Moderation, the Golden Mean, the Aristonmetron, is the secret of wisdom and of happiness. But it does not mean embracing an unadventurous mediocrity; rather it… — Robertson Davies
Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity. — Sydney J. Harris
We do not by any means think it desirable that the kingdom of righteousness and peace should be established on earth (because under any circumstances… — Friedrich Nietzsche
That, however, is - mediocrity, though it be called moderation. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Will I allow my fear to bind me to mediocrity? — Andy Stanley
An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it. — Irving Stone
Do a few things at mastery versus many things at mediocrity. — Robin Sharma
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. — Warren G. Bennis
You can’t think thoughts of mediocrity and expect to excel. The two don’t go together. — Joel Osteen
You can’t talk mediocrity and expect to have victory. You are prophesying your future. If you want a shift to occur, you’ve got to think… — Joel Osteen
To punish failure is yet another way to encourage mediocrity. — Michael Eisner
I constantly get out of my comfort zone. Looking cool is the easiest way to mediocrity. The coolest guy in my high school ended up… — Terry Crews
To encourage excellence is to go beyond the encouraged mediocrity of our society — Audre Lorde
Man's proper stature is not one of mediocrity, failure, frustration, or defeat, but one of achievement, strength, and nobility. In short, man can and ought… — Mike Mentzer
Indiscriminate pursuit of perfection infallibly leads to mediocrity. — Henry Fuseli
There are two extremes to be avoided: one is the attitude of contempt toward education, the other is the tragic snobbery of assuming that marching… — Henry Ford
A fiery, good beginner always stands higher than a master in mediocrity... — Robert Schumann
But there's no way round it-commercial success is a mark of failure for a graffiti artist. We're not supposed to be embraced in that way.… — Banksy
Something deep in the human heart breaks at the thought of a life of mediocrity. — C.S. Lewis
Only mediocrities rise to the top in a system that won't tolerate wave making. — Laurence J. Peter
Christianity does not oppose debauchery and uncontrollable passions and the like as much as it opposes... flat mediocrity, this nauseating atmosphere, this homey, civil togetherness,… — Soren Kierkegaard
The greatest danger to Christianity is, I contend, not heresies, not heterodoxies, not atheists, not profane secularism - no, but the kind of orthodoxy which… — Soren Kierkegaard

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