Quotes by Mediocrity Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity. Nancy Pearcey mediocrity competition people Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity. Natalie Clifford Barney heroism mediocrity abstinence Nobody rises above mediocrity unless they use the brains of other people. Napoleon Hill mediocrity brain people When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity. Napoleon Bonaparte mediocrity live-life men Once you start compromising your thoughts, you're a candidate for mediocrity. Neil Simon candidates mediocrity compromise Today is the most important day of our lives. Nhat Hanh mediocrity important today Once you decide that mediocrity is unthinkable, your only choices are excellence and quitting. Nick Murray mediocrity excellence choices A good number of works owe their success to the mediocrity of their authors' ideas, which match the mediocrity of those of the general public. Nicolas Chamfort mediocrity numbers ideas The thing I'm not good with is mediocrity, when someone isn't really trying to reach something. Nicole Kidman mediocrity trying There is plenty of room at the top because very few people care to travel beyond the average route. And so most of us seem satisfied to remain within the confines of mediocrity. Nnamdi Azikiwe mediocrity average people The mark of mediocrity is to look for precedent. Norman Mailer precedent mediocrity looks Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity, but with it you can accomplish miracles. Og Mandino mediocrity miracle enthusiasm The greatest secret in the world is that you only have to be a small measurable amount better than mediocrity ...and you've got it made. Og Mandino mediocrity secret world There is one gratification an old author can afford a certain class of critics; that namely, of comparing him as he is with what he was. It is a pleasure to mediocrity to have its superiors brought within range. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. mediocrity criticism class The very minute a thought is threatened with publicity it seems to shrink towards mediocrity. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. publicity mediocrity ideas There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority. Orison Swett Marden mediocrity differences excellence Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. Oscar Wilde mediocrity greatness pay Every effect that one produces gives one an enemy. To be popular one must be a mediocrity. Oscar Wilde mediocrity giving enemy Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities. Oscar Wilde tribute mediocrity genius To be popular one must be a mediocrity. Oscar Wilde mediocrity «678910111213141516»
