Mediocrity Quote by John Suckling

Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer.

— William Shakespeare

I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.

— John Knox

I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.

— Theophile Gautier

If a man needs an elaborate tombstone in order to remain in the memory of his country, it is clear that his living at…

— Oscar Wilde

Trying to be cool is the easiest path to mediocrity

— Terry Crews

At independence Kenya's economic indicators were equal to those of South Korea, but 45 years down the road, Korea's economy is 40 times that…

— Raila Odinga

Once you decide that mediocrity is unthinkable, your only choices are excellence and quitting.

— Nick Murray

Philadelphians are every whit as mediocre as their neighbors, but they seldom encourage each other in mediocrity by giving it a more agreeable name.

— Agnes Repplier

There has been an obvious effort to play it safe, to make 'Bonanza' a good family show that would offend no one and hit…

— Pernell Roberts

If you want to be average, do what others do. If you want to be awesome, do what no one does.

— Alexander Den Heijer

Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land.

— Herman Melville

Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.

— Max Beerbohm