Second Rate Quotes

88 quotes by 70 authors

We did meet forty years ago. At that time we were both influenced by Whitman and I said, jokingly in part, 'I don't think anything… — Jorge Luis Borges
We all get our dreams stamped on from time to time, right? And if it didnâ€™t hurt, what kind of second-rate dreams would they be? — Richard K. Morgan
It's a shame that we have to choose between two such second-rate countries as the USSR and the USA. — Jorge Luis Borges
I once did something right. I played first-rate basketball. I really did. And after you're first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes… — John Updike
I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer. — Richard Strauss
Nothing would please the Kremlin more than to have the people of this country choose a second rate president. — Richard M. Nixon
I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy. — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
If a company is second rate, the logo will eventually be perceived as second rate. It is foolhardy to believe that a logo will do… — Paul Rand
Stuffed vine leaves tend to burn and/or stick when you cook them. To avoid this, use a heavy based pan lined with a few layers… — Yotam Ottolenghi
In Formula One, the car can make a difference in a way that a driver cannot. Whereas Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna spent their early… — Martin Jacques
In truth, the best Bitcoin can hope for is to be a second-rate version of gold, if that. — Andrew Ross Sorkin
There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain. Exposition,… — G. H. Hardy
I hope for so much from every book I read. And time and again, I find myself disappointed. I look across my bookshelves and see… — John Boyne
Always be a first-rate version of yourself rather than a second-rate version of somebody else. — Babloo
Always be a first rate version of yourself. Not a second rate version of someone else. — Camilia
Be the first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else! — Cherry Forever
It wasn't a class system where I was the better guy and he was the second-rate guy. That was his role and my role was… — Wayne Kramer
A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to second-rate thoughts, and to second-rate friends — Cyril Connolly
Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else. — Judy Garland
Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else. — Judy Garland

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