“We often reward mediocrity because it is comforting. If they can do it, anyone can do it.”
“Mediocrity is always in a rush; but whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing with consideration. For genius is nothing more nor less than doing well what anyone can do badly.”
“We often overestimate what we can do in a day, but underestimate what we can do in a year.”
“When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude.”
“Do the best you can. But I want to emphasize that it be the very best. We are too prone to be satisfied with mediocre performance. We are capable of doing so much better.”
“Bad things can happen, and often do--but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.”