"She’s a little bit below mediocre, isn’t she? And the worst kind of below-par personality at that: the kind who believes herself destined for great things."
"Ive always been an independent thinker inclined to take risks in search of rewards—not just in the markets, but in most everything. I also feared boredom and mediocrity much more than I feared failure. For me, great is better than terrible, and terrible is better than mediocre, because terrible at least gives life flavor."
"Don’t set out to raze all shrines—you’ll frighten men. Enshrine mediocrity—and the shrines are razed."
"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them."
"There’s only one real evil in the world: mediocrity."
"Nothing is more ingenious, more obstinate, nastier—indeed, in a sense, more clear sighted, than mediocrity harrying every form of superiority that offends it."
"Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligulas horse was made Consul."