Major Major had been born too late and too mediocre. Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was.
Joseph HellerTags: mediocrity joseph-heller major-major mediocre
There is no trivia in a strategic mind.
Toba BetaToday is a new day. Don't let your history interfere with your destiny! Let today be the day you stop being a victim of your circumstances and start taking action towards the life you want. You have the power and the time to shape your life. Break free from the poisonous victim mentality and embrace the truth of your greatness. You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life!
Steve MaraboliTags: motivational life inspirational truth greatness power history action today destiny victim circumstances mundane new-day shape mediocre victim-mentality
He hated to think of his own life stretching ahead of him that way, a long succession of days and nights that were fine - not good, not bad, not great, not lousy, not exciting, not anything.
Robert CormierCreative people are often found either disagreeable or intimidating by mediocrities.
Criss JamiTags: originality strange creativity disagreeable unusual misunderstood envy mediocrity intimidation creative odd original awkward outcast mediocre peculiar intimidating
What will make you great today will never make you great tomorrow! The airplane that Wilbur and Orville Wright invented in 1906 would be seen as a scrap today. It becomes valueless with time.
Israelmore AyivorTags: invention tomorrow excellence mediocrity yesterday plane extra mediocre average 1906 airplane invent excel extra-mile do-more aeroplane be-better orville-wright re-invent re-invention wilbur-wright wright-brothers
Somebody is born.
Somebody goes to school.
Somebody learns to conform.
Somebody types a CV.
Somebody gets a job.
Somebody follows orders.
Somebody gets a golden watch.
And then, eventually,
Somebody dies.
And, a Nobody is buried.
Tags: life education school purpose work conformity exploitation employment retirement job conform mediocre average employee independent-thinking cv golden-watch
To a hungry person, every bitter food is sweet. When the preferable is not available, the available becomes preferable!
Israelmore AyivorTags: food good food-for-thought best sweet hunger excellence mediocrity bitter better grow sweets mediocre hungry available higher aim-high prefer excel israelmore-ayivor aim-higher availability bitter-food good-better-best hungry-person plan-ahead preferable sweet-food
...and you drink a little too much and try a little too hard. And you go home to a cold bed and think, 'That was fine'. And your life is a long line of fine.
Gillian FlynnTags: life thinking love loneliness alcohol lonely empty thoughts cold drink okay stuck-in-a-rut fine mediocre average not-good-enough alone-forever try-too-hard
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