Ability Quote by George E. P. Box

in architecture, mediocrity is more glaringly obvious than in other lines - because there's a huge, physical object such as a building to demonstrate…

— Ayn Rand

Imposing an alleged uniform general method upon everybody breeds mediocrity in all but the very exceptional. And measuring originality by deviation from the mass…

— John Dewey

“Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification.”

— Karl Popper

The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconstancy. The signature of greatness is a disciplined and consistent focus on the right things.

— James C. Collins

Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it.

— Baltasar Gracian

In considering any new subject, there is frequently a tendency, first, to overrate what we find to be already interesting or remarkable; and, secondly,…

— Ada Lovelace

Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification.

— Karl Popper

“What the mediocrity principle tells us is that our state is not the product of intent, that the universe lacks both malice and benevolence,…

— John Brockman

"Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.

— Ayn Rand

Mediocrity is underrated.

— Mary-Louise Parker

Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above…

— William E. Gladstone

Being realistic is the quickest path to mediocrity

— Will Smith