“Be fearful of mediocrity.”
“Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.”
“I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve.”
“Fear of failure is a ticket to mediocrity. If you’re not failing from time to time, you’re not pushing yourself. And if you’re not pushing yourself, you’re coasting.”
“Mediocrity comforts the masses. Mediocrity is a likeable attribute.”
“The movie creaked along, obvious and mediocre plot. Mediocre script, mediocre music. They ought to have sealed the thing in a time capsule and marked "Late 20th Century Mediocrity" and buried it somewhere.”