“Perhaps it's true that I'm very hard on myself, but that's better than exhibiting mediocre work... too few were satisfactory enough to trouble the public with.” HardEnoughTroubleMediocrityMediocre Book:Monet Source: Monet
“I've known people who thought that reaching their potential would come from shoring up their weaknesses. But do you know what happens when you spend all your time working on your weaknesses and never developing your strengths? If you work really hard, you might claw your way all the way to mediocrity! But you'll never get beyond it.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayHardMightHappensKnownWeaknessDevelopingReachingDo You KnowMediocrityClaws Book:The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs Source: The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs
“We are the mediocre, we are the half givers, we are the half lovers, we are the savourless salt. Break the hard crust of complacency. Quicken in us the sharp grace of desire.” HardDesireHalfBreakGraceLoversMediocritySaltMediocreGiverComplacency Book:The Flowering Tree Source: The Flowering Tree
“Parodies are hard to do well, as is shown by the mediocrity of so many recent attempts. No matter how ripe a genre is for satirizing, unless you know how to do it, there are no guarantees.” KnowsWellsMatterHardKnow HowGenreGuaranteesMediocrityRipeParodyGenre Is Author:James Berardinelli