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Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

A steady salary is an invitation to mediocrity.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

The very minute a thought is threatened with publicity it seems to shrink towards mediocrity.

In this country we encourage "creativity" among the mediocre, but real bursting creativity appalls us. We put it down as undisciplined, as somehow "too much.".

There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

Great innovators and original thinkers and artists attract the wrath of mediocrities as lightning.

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

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.

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

"Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

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