Deviation Quote by John Dewey

Individuality is either the mark of genius or the reverse. Mediocrity finds safety in standardization.

— Frederick E. Crane

Just as the ability to devise simple but evocative models is the signature of the great scientist so overelaboration and overparameterization is often the…

— George E. P. Box

“Eccentricity is the universal trait of humanity.”

— Dean Koontz

Youre full of great expectations. Your own, and those imposed. Small failures and half successes. The epitome of mediocrity composed

— Aly Johnson

The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake.

— Nelson Boswell

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

— Ayn Rand

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

— John Stuart Mill

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

— James C. Collins

Those whose abilities or knowledge incline them most to deviate from the general round of life are recalled from eccentricity by the laws of…

— Samuel Johnson

Develop a respect and reverence for the principle of variation: the idea that the message ain't in the mean, the mode or the median…

— Tom Peters

“Mediocrity takes many forms...excellence only one!”

— Darlene Shortridge

“Mediocrity comforts the masses. Mediocrity is a likeable attribute.”

— Shobhaa Dé