I'm very ambitious, musically - I want to create great things, not mediocre work.
James Vincent McMorrowLuck is a tag given by the mediocre to account for the accomplishments of genius.
Robert A. HeinleinI may turn out an intellectual, but I'll never write anything but mediocre poetry.
F. Scott FitzgeraldI have painted enough to have a lot of respect for mediocre painters. It's really hard.
Peter SchjeldahlThere is never a bad time to start a business - unless you want to start a mediocre one.
Gary VaynerchukA good mathematical joke is better, and better mathematics, than a dozen mediocre papers.
John Edensor LittlewoodA first-rate laboratory is one in which mediocre scientists can produce outstanding work.
Patrick Blackett, Baron BlackettTo sing is to bring to life; impossible if the words are mediocre, however good the music.
Edith PiafI watch mediocre shows that have been on for three or four seasons, and feel angry at them.
Andy RichterEqual rights for the sexes will be achieved only when mediocre women occupy high positions.
Francoise GiroudLife is too short to do mediocre work and it is definitely too short to build shitty things.
Stewart ButterfieldControversy is what mediocre people start because they can't communicate anything meaningful.
G. Willow WilsonI personally can't think of anything less sacrosanct than a bad book or even a mediocre book.
Helene HanffI have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve.
Edmund HillaryThere is plenty of room in the world for mediocre men but there is no room for mediocre women.
Madeleine AlbrightI had read enough mediocre scripts and was determined not to inflict another one on the world.
Michael ArndtI think when dance is mediocre, it's painful. But when dance is really impressive, it destroys.
Neil Patrick HarrisMediocre men wait for opportunity to come to them. Strong, able, alert men go after opportunity.
B. C. ForbesHung-up women can't produce anything but mediocre art, and there ain't no room for mediocre art.
Patti SmithYou don't have enough time to be both unhappy & mediocre. It's not just pointless; it's painful.
Seth GodinScores only matter if they're very good, no one pays much attention to the bad or mediocre ones.
Suzanne CollinsThe problem with the bank managers was not that they were malevolent but that they were mediocre.
Christopher CaldwellWithout a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best.
Diane KeatonThe mediocre always feel as if they're fighting for their lives when confronted by the excellent.
Marie von Ebner-EschenbachTo remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good.
Alexis de TocquevilleHigh achievers tend to have major weaknesses. People without major weaknesses tend to be mediocre.
Guy KawasakiWhy should I hold back now and sound mediocre, just so I can sound mediocre twenty years from now?
Janis JoplinI would rather spend my entire life doing nothing than have my name attached to something mediocre.
Lena Dunham