“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”— Nelson Boswell
“Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.”— Margot Fonteyn
“It's easy to admire mediocrity, because it's comfortable. But it's a terrible trap.”— Mario Vargas Llosa
“Mediocre minds usually condemn what is beyond their grasp.”— Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
“There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.”— Jean de La Bruyère
“There's a lot of mediocrity being celebrated, and a lot of wonderful stuff being ignored or discouraged.”— Conrad Burns
“There's a lot of mediocrity being celebrated, and a lot of wonderful stuff being ignored or discouraged.”— King Charles III
“It is a great sign of mediocrity to praise immoderately.”— Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues