Quotes about mediocrity
mediocrity genius tribute
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities. Oscar Wilde
mediocrity underrated
Mediocrity is underrated. Mary-Louise Parker
mediocrity form mediocre
To the mediocre, mediocrity is a form of happiness. Friedrich Nietzsche
mediocrity sake majority
Mediocrity is the most effective mask a superior spirit can wear, because to the great majority, which is to say, to the mediocre,it will not suggest a disguise:--and yet it is precisely for their sake that he puts it on--so as not to arouse them, and, indeed, not infrequently to avoid this out of pity and benevolence.
mediocrity politician accepting
We shouldn't accept mediocrity as the best a politician can do. Joe Manchin
mediocrity half talent
Half talent is no talent. Johann Kaspar Lavater
mediocrity genius immortal
There is no greater consolation for mediocrity than that the genius is not immortal. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
mediocrity want fit
The reason they want you to fit in... is that once you do, then they can ignore you. Seth Godin
mediocrity settling uncomfortable
It's uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle.
mediocrity exhausting
Defending mediocrity is exhausting.
mediocrity quiet stills
A quiet mediocrity is still to be preferred before a troubled superfluity. John Suckling
mediocrity praise
It is a great sign of mediocrity to praise always moderately. Luc de Clapiers
mediocrity uniforms originality
Imposing an alleged uniform general method upon everybody breeds mediocrity in all but the very exceptional. And measuring originality by deviation from the mass breeds eccentricity in them. John Dewey
mediocrity mechanization
Mechanization best serves mediocrity. Frank Lloyd Wright
mediocrity talent tact
It is not always the highest talent that thrives best. Mediocrity, with tact, will outweigh talent oftentimes. Joseph Cook
mediocrity shirts spots
Mediocrity's like a spot on a shirt—it never comes off. Haruki Murakami
mediocrity samoa monica
That Monica who's just gonna sit there in mediocrity... That Monica died in Samoa Monica Denise Brown
mediocrity hopeless doom
The imitator dooms himself to hopeless mediocrity. Ralph Waldo Emerson
mediocrity compromise candidates
Once you start compromising your thoughts, you're a candidate for mediocrity. Neil Simon
mediocrity rise-above stakes
We only rise above mediocrity when there's something at stake. p. 174 Tom Robbins
mediocrity responsible underdevelopment
The mediocrity with which Africa has been ruled is responsible for its underdevelopment. Raila Odinga
mediocrity enough saved
I've always sworn that not having enough money has saved me from mediocrity. Terry Gilliam
mediocrity mediocre honorable
He probably was mediocre after all, though in a very honorable sense of that word. Thomas Mann