354 Quotes About Mediocrity

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

A man’s chances of being great at what he does are greatly reduced by his being good in bed (unless he is a prostitute).

All through high school and college, his judo coach and older teammates would often say to him, "You have the talent and the strength, and you practice enough, but you just don't have the desire." They were probably right. He lacked that drive to win at all costs, which is why he would often make it to the semifinals and the finals but lose the all-important championship match.

Too often what we’ve defined as our calling is in fact the strategy that we have crafted as a means of running from our calling.

I might define a ‘journey’ as something that life itself calls me to. And I might then define a ‘trip’ as something I create to avoid a journey by mimicking a journey. And while fear is most certainly part and parcel of both, the latter is emboldened by fear while the former surrenders to it.

Comfort is not a goal that I seek, rather it is a place that I hide.

Do no drown me with mediocrity, give me passion, desire, make me inhale breaths of lust and love in the dark hours that tingle down my spine...

If you are not angry with your average performance, you can't effect a change! You must get upset to grab the energy to break the fence confining you!

To simply survive appears to be the choice of the plodding hoards that wander all around me. Therefore, I’ve adamantly committed to never hoard hoards.