354 Quotes About Mediocrity

In the race of life I would rather to be around the best and sink than to be around mediocrity and swim.

The highest level than can be reached by a mediocre but experienced mind is a talent for uncovering the weaknesses of those greater than itself.

You cannot be as E-ffective when you are IN-fected.

Maybe it’s an issue of being unable or unwilling to realize that we can actually impact things sufficiently to change things, rather than seeing ourselves as being exiled to some distant side line of life where we can do nothing more than sheepishly root for a life that’s far too far away to touch.

Wanting to be the best in what you do but unwilling to be slain by critics on the way to your top is a recipe to remain mediocre...

Talent is often suffocated by the desire to be deemed talented.

There is no place for mediocrity in modern society. A General whose courage is just ‘average’ is sure to be counted as a coward in the battlefield. A manager whose performance is ‘average’ is unlikely to get his promotions. A sportsman whose skill is ‘mean’ wouldn’t even be selected for the team. A person who is honest half the time and dishonest in the other half is sure to suffer the pain of both honesty and dishonesty.

Our actions in the present build the staircase to the future. The question is whether that staircase is going up or down.

Fame is rarely bred by greatness.