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Mediocre Quotes

At one time if you were a black writer you had to be one of the best writers in the world to be published. You had to be great. Now you can be good. Mediocre. and that's good Picture Quote #1

If you give a good idea to a mediocre team, they will screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a brilliant team, they will either fix it or throw it away and come up with something better Picture Quote #1

The post war publish or perish tyranny must end. The profession has become obsessed with quantity rather than quality. One brilliant article should outweigh one mediocre book Picture Quote #1

For their kind do not know what it is to risk everything in the endeavor to rise above the mediocre Picture Quote #1

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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We on the left have forgotten that the question is not how do you get good people to rule, most people who rule are mediocre at best and usually venal. The question is how do we make those in power frightened of us and not be seduced by formal political processes Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones Picture Quote #1

First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent Picture Quote #1

The life of a couple is lived on the mental level of the more mediocre of the two beings who compose it Picture Quote #1

Even if I tried to be my dad, it would be a mediocre, slightly embarrassing version Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I think the more mediocre you are the better you do because people need to think you’re their friend, they don’t want to be threatened by you, you’ve got to be warm, you’ve got to be not too smart, not too pretty, not too anything Picture Quote #1

Good, bad mediocre or whatever it is, if a director wants me in his movie, I take it as a compliment Picture Quote #1

I watch mediocre shows that have been on for three or four seasons, and feel angry at them Picture Quote #1

Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre Picture Quote #1

Without a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best Picture Quote #1

Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid Picture Quote #1

The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore... unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible... it is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors... to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown Picture Quote #1

Mediocre people have an answer for everything and are astonished at nothing. They always want to have the air of knowing better than you what you are going to tell them; when, in their turn, they begin to speak, they repeat to you with the greatest confidence, as if dealing with their own property, the things that they have heard you say yourself at some other place. A capable and superior look is the natural accompaniment of this type of character Picture Quote #1

Professors of literature, who for the most part are genteel but mediocre men, can make but a poor defense of their profession, and the professors of science, who are frequently men of great intelligence but of limited interests and education Picture Quote #1

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With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film. For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water. That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this Picture Quote #1

I think when dance is mediocre, it’s painful. But when dance is really impressive, it destroys Picture Quote #1

Poland is quite a mediocre country in some regards. The only natural resource that we have, and with which we can compete, is freedom Picture Quote #1

I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to make something that’s interesting. It’s really, really hard. It’s like a law of nature, a law of aerodynamics, that anything that’s written or anything that’s created wants to be mediocre. The natural state of all writing is mediocrity... So what it takes to make anything more than mediocre is such an act of will Picture Quote #1

Those who think he had lucky breaks are not only unaware of the real story but also fall prey to that sin of the mediocre: bitchiness about others’ success Picture Quote #1

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At one time if you were a black writer you had to be one of the best writers in the world to be published. You had to be great. Now you can be good. Mediocre. and that's good (Mediocre Quotes) If you give a good idea to a mediocre team, they will screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a brilliant team, they will either fix it or throw it away and come up with something better (Mediocre Quotes) The post war publish or perish tyranny must end. The profession has become obsessed with quantity rather than quality. One brilliant article should outweigh one mediocre book (Mediocre Quotes) For their kind do not know what it is to risk everything in the endeavor to rise above the mediocre (Mediocre Quotes) Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires (Mediocre Quotes) 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 (Mediocre Quotes) We on the left have forgotten that the question is not how do you get good people to rule, most people who rule are mediocre at best and usually venal. The question is how do we make those in power frightened of us and not be seduced by formal political processes (Mediocre Quotes) 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 (Mediocre Quotes) My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones (Mediocre Quotes) First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent (Mediocre Quotes) The life of a couple is lived on the mental level of the more mediocre of the two beings who compose it (Mediocre Quotes) Even if I tried to be my dad, it would be a mediocre, slightly embarrassing version (Mediocre Quotes) 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 (Mediocre Quotes) I think the more mediocre you are the better you do because people need to think you’re their friend, they don’t want to be threatened by you, you’ve got to be warm, you’ve got to be not too smart, not too pretty, not too anything (Mediocre Quotes) Good, bad mediocre or whatever it is, if a director wants me in his movie, I take it as a compliment (Mediocre Quotes) I watch mediocre shows that have been on for three or four seasons, and feel angry at them (Mediocre Quotes) Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question (Mediocre Quotes) 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 (Mediocre Quotes) We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre (Mediocre Quotes) Without a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best (Mediocre Quotes) Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid (Mediocre Quotes) The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore... unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible... it is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors... to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown (Mediocre Quotes) Mediocre people have an answer for everything and are astonished at nothing. They always want to have the air of knowing better than you what you are going to tell them; when, in their turn, they begin to speak, they repeat to you with the greatest confidence, as if dealing with their own property, the things that they have heard you say yourself at some other place. A capable and superior look is the natural accompaniment of this type of character (Mediocre Quotes) Professors of literature, who for the most part are genteel but mediocre men, can make but a poor defense of their profession, and the professors of science, who are frequently men of great intelligence but of limited interests and education (Mediocre Quotes) With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film. For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water. That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this (Mediocre Quotes) I think when dance is mediocre, it’s painful. But when dance is really impressive, it destroys (Mediocre Quotes) Poland is quite a mediocre country in some regards. The only natural resource that we have, and with which we can compete, is freedom (Mediocre Quotes) I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve (Mediocre Quotes) It’s hard to make something that’s interesting. It’s really, really hard. It’s like a law of nature, a law of aerodynamics, that anything that’s written or anything that’s created wants to be mediocre. The natural state of all writing is mediocrity... So what it takes to make anything more than mediocre is such an act of will (Mediocre Quotes) Those who think he had lucky breaks are not only unaware of the real story but also fall prey to that sin of the mediocre: bitchiness about others’ success (Mediocre Quotes)

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