I have said this many times that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men but not for mediocre women and we really have to work very very hard.

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people to discourage them from ambitious attempts and generally console them in their mediocrity.

Time is the friend of the wonderful company the enemy of the mediocre.

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.

I've never felt that I had to take a role in one of those mediocre but hugely budgeted romantic comedies because I want to wear beautiful dresses and have people think I'm pretty and that I get the guy.

My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.

Women want mediocre men and men are working to be as mediocre as possible.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks. If my daughter has a mediocre sense of humor I'm just gonna tell her 'Be a staff writer for a sitcom. Because they'll have to hire you they can't really fire you and you don't have to produce that much. It'll be awesome.'

There are pockets of great food in Spain but there are also pockets of very mediocre food in Spain and the same in Morocco and the same in Croatia and the same in Germany and the same in Austria.

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent but with great inner drive go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.

In large states public education will always be mediocre for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad.

Even if I tried to be my dad it would be a mediocre slightly embarrassing version.

Mediocre men work at their best men seeking excellence strive to do better.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach and I never rose above the level of mediocre.