Quotes About Mediocrity

There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, music, painting, public eloquence. What torture it is to hear a frigid speech being pompously declaimed, or second-rate verse spoken with all a bad poet's bombast!

And others were born to... what? To stand in the crowd and do nothing, try nothing, say nothing, and accept every serving of bitter nothing as their due?

It wasn't bad, but it could not be great.

M? zb?team împotriva ispitelor unei mediocrit??i necesare, încercam s? creez în jurul meu o singur?tate nemiloas? a spiritului, dac? nu a trupului; luptam cu mine însumi, m? pedepseam, m? obiÈ™nuiam cu suferinÈ›ele, în vederea unor încerc?ri apropiate È™i cumplite.

DeÈ™tept?ciunea nu este altceva decît gradul cel mai înalt al mediocrit??ii. DeÈ™tept?ciunea e acea form? superioar? de inteligen?? pe care o pot înÈ›elege, aprecia È™i iubi toÈ›i.

sono un uomo comune e quindi mi pare, parlando di me e dei miei, di fare un po' la storia dei milioni e milioni di uomini comuni che, con la loro assennata mediocrità, tengono in piedi la baracca di questo mondo. Quella baracca che gli uomini "eccezionali", gli uomini "fuori dal comune" tentano di scardinare con la loro genialità.

cabeça de um poderoso a rebolar no chão sempre foi um dos espectáculos mais acarinhados pelas massas. A condenação à morte de alguém importante consola a multidão da sua mediocridade.

I was angry about the human talent that was lost just because it was born into a female body, and the mediocrity that was rewarded because it was born into a male one. And

I was angry about the human talent that was lost just because it was born into a female body, and the mediocrity that was rewarded because it was born into a male one.

Don 't put mediocrity, insensitivity and tradition before sound reason and compassion.

I have been quoted as saying, 'Do the best you can.' But I want to emphasize that it be the very best. We are too prone to be satisfied with mediocre performance. We are capable of doing so much better.

Bruce," I said, "the term Gail and I kicked around this morning that sums up what you've got there is inf luence, a holy influence. It pertains to men and women who renounce mediocrity and embrace the possibility that God can use them

Being mediocre doesn't mean you won't change the world. It means being honest with yourself and the people around you. And being honest at every level is really the most effective habit of all if you want to have massive success.

You were born where you were born and faced the future that you faced because you were black and for no other reason. The limits of your ambition were, thus, expected to be set forever. You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were a worthless human being. You are not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.

You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were a worthless human being. You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.

You were born where you were born and faced the future that you faced because you were black and for no other reason. The limits of your ambition were, thus expected to be set forever.... You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.

You were born where you were born and faced the future that you faced because you were black and for no other reason. The limits of your ambition were, thus, expected to be set forever. You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were a worthless human being. You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.

Bloodlust is the only real tribute the mediocre are capable of bringing to the extraordinary

the primary reality people worry about, rather than reality being the primary reality, you have a recipe for mediocrity, or worse. This is one of the key reasons why less charismatic leaders often produce better long-term results than their more charismatic counterparts. Indeed

It's hard to see the difference between greatness and mediocrity in good times, when almost everyone is thriving. But when the turbulent times come, the difference becomes stark; the companies that exercised productive paranoia far in advance will pull ahead of the weak mediocrities. And even if the ill-prepared survive the disruptive shock, they will likely never close the gap. The strong and well prepared before the storm continue to pull ahead, never to look back.

The moment a leader allows himself to become the primary reality people worry about, rather than reality being the primary reality, you have a recipe for mediocrity, or worse. This is one of the key reasons why less charismatic leaders often produce better long-term results than their more charismatic counterparts.

In contrast, two thirds of the comparison companies had leaders with gargantuan personal egos that contributed to the demise or continued mediocrity of the company.

Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.

those who strive to turn good into great find the process no more painful or exhausting than those who settle for just letting things wallow along in mind-numbing mediocrity. Yes, turning good into great takes energy, but the building of momentum adds more energy back into the pool than it takes out. Conversely, perpetuating mediocrity is an inherently depressing process and drains much more energy out of the pool than it puts back in.