Mediocrity Quotes

In America, I would say New York and New Orleans are the two most interesting food towns. In New Orleans, they don't have a bad deli. There's no mediocrity accepted.

Radio is a bag of mediocrity where little men with carbon minds wallow in sluice of their own making.

Media, the plural of mediocrity.

One would like to be grand and heroic, if one could; but if not, why try at all? One wants to be very something, very great, very heroic; or if not that, then at least very stylish and very fashionable. It is this everlasting mediocrity that bores me.

Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.

Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.

Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.

A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius.

Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.

Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them.