Quotes of: Mediocre-men Keyword

Too often, we put up with mediocrity, telling ourselves that later in life we’ll do what we want.

Daniel Willey

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

Charles Horton Cooley

I resent having witnessed the survival of some very mediocre male actors and the professional demise of the very brilliant female ones.

Helen Mirren

There's so much truly putrid advertising out there it's embarrassing. But not all advertising is bad. Some of it is really quite mediocre.

Jef I. Richards

I'm really proud of 'Cars.' 'Cars,' when it first came out, got probably the most mediocre reviews of a Pixar film.

John Lasseter

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.

Jean de la Bruyere

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

Andrew Carnegie

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how great their other talents.

Andrew Carnegie

It's better to do something with quality, no matter how long it takes you rather than do something mediocre, with constant quantity.

Auliq Ice

There is time to compromise. There is time to absolutely abhor d word. Most times it is the latter. Compromise is mediocrity. Compromise is cheap.

Uneñ Ameji

I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.

Uta Hagen

The greatest killer of purpose and a purposeful life is compromising on mediocrity

Distinctive Footprints of Life: Where Are You Heading Towards?

Just as King Midas turned everything to gold, Stalin turned everything to mediocrity.

The First Circle

Mediocre art is far worse than bad art. Bad art does not waste our time.

The Book of Shadows

The thing is, I don't believe in most of what's done. The amount of financial and imaginative energy that's put into mediocrity is just amazing which I find to be fundamentally offensive as a human being.

William Hurt

Yes, bad or mediocre ballets can be useful to the dancers and temporarily fun for the audience, but in the long run, the lowering of standards can only erode the art form we all love.

Robert Gottlieb

Life is pitifully mediocre without passion. Never let anyone take your passion away from you.

The Land Uncharted

Our society is full of people with a mindset of mediocrity, so elevate your thinking to that of a superstar!

Selling Simplified

...it has always been my temperament to prefer a tiny amount of the excellent to a plenitude of the mediocre...

An Officer and a Spy

My girl, there are three kinds of people in the world: the outstanding, the mediocre, and the truly hopeless.

People of the Mist

Stop letting your fear condemn you to mediocrity.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience