Mediocre Quotes

Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to be as mediocre as possible.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

No serious-minded man should have time for the mediocre in any phase of his living.

There's so much truly putrid advertising out there it's embarrassing. But not all advertising is bad. Some of it is really quite mediocre.

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.

I am a mediocre being, a bit cunning.

No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brain, something like the President of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.

This was a really big opportunity. This script was even mediocre. The idea was great, but Jay came on with his guys made it great and very specific. It all came together well.

With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that sorrow and misfortune do not suit him; either because he seems too mediocre for anything so great, or, on the contrary, too precious to be destroyed.

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

We are on the track of something absolutely mediocre.

I had to produce a complete page - or two or three - in one day. I took a lot of pride in my work, and I hated to do a mediocre job. Evidently, some of the writers enjoyed my work best of all for that very reason.

I was successful with mediocre material because of a good recording voice that people really liked at that time.

A best-seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent.

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.

With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece. With the same script, a mediocre director can produce a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can't possibly make a good film. For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water. The script must be something that has the power to do this.

You can have all the talent in the world and have a mediocre team. You see it all the time. The bottom line is it's all about coaching. The success of a football team has everything to do with leadership at the top.

I think we're getting mixed messages. Good news one day, mediocre news the next, and bad news after that.

Talking about producer Nellee Hooper: 'He's not one for mediocre experiences.

He came in as a mediocre penalty killer at the beginning of the season and now he's part of our top four. He's taken every assignment we've given him, taken it with grace and done a great job at it.

A lot of people around here are playing mediocre teams and not really getting a challenge. Like we played Conley the other day, and it was a 1-0 ballgame until the last two innings. We've seen a lot of good pitching that we normally don't see in the preseason.

his record as a prime minister is absolutely mediocre.

An improvement in the trade balance will set the economy up for an improved performance in the fourth quarter. Mediocre consumer spending, the drag from net exports and declining housing construction have taken their toll on growth in the third quarter.