“Dreamers are not content with being mediocre.”

“People can generally be classified into two groups: the mediocre realists and the mediocre dreamers. You clearly belong to the latter. Your fate is and will always be the fate of a dreamer.”

“Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.”

“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”

“Fate would never permit happiness to a man of such talent-a content poet is a mediocre one, a happy poet is insufferable.”

“To stay vigorous, a company needs to provide a stimulating and challenging environment for all these types: the dreamer, the entrepreneur, the professional manager, and the leader. If it doesn't, it risks becoming yet another mediocre corporation.”