Famous Quotes & Sayings

Luc de Clapiers

It is a great sign of mediocrity to praise always moderately.

Oscar Wilde

To be popular one must be a mediocrity.

Monica Denise Brown

That Monica who's just gonna sit there in mediocrity... That Monica died in Samoa

Raila Odinga

The mediocrity with which Africa has been ruled is responsible for its underdevelopment.

John Dewey

Imposing an alleged uniform general method upon everybody breeds mediocrity in all but the very exceptional. And measuring originality by deviation from the mass breeds eccentricity in them.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Mechanization best serves mediocrity.

Haruki Murakami

Mediocrity's like a spot on a shirt—it never comes off.

Joe Manchin

We shouldn't accept mediocrity as the best a politician can do.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Half talent is no talent.

William Hague

Not all politicians are bonkers, but most of them are.

Joseph A. Schumpeter

Politicians are like bad horsemen who are so preoccupied with staying in the saddle that they can't bother about where they're going.

Jose Padilha

Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say.

Kevin Spacey

If you ignore the murdering and the conniving, Francis Underwood is an effective politician.

Henry Rollins

What makes me uncomfortable about [Barack] Obama is what makes me uncomfortable about any young politician who has not yet been bloodied inside the Beltway.

Norman Schwarzkopf

I'm not a politician. I'd make a lousy politician.

Orson Welles

I have all the equipment to be a politician. Total shamelessness.

Mike Pence

Donald Trump's not a polished politician like Hillary Clinton.

Mo Ibrahim

Behind every corrupt politician are 10-20 corrupt businessmen.

Terri Sullivan

I think it is a really good opportunity to show off Vancouver to the world. He's gone from having everything done for him and now there he is in Turin accepting the Olympic flag for Canada.

Julian Peterson

He was aggressive and you saw him accepting that challenge, ... Guys like him are going to do nothing but help our team.

David Twersky

He is really trying to change the rules of the game. Right now, those rules keep various parts of the world population from communicating with each other. He is trying to change those rules, and he is doing it in a very dramatic fashion by accepting the invitation to the September event.

Ahmed Rahman

He sabotaged the Mitchell report instead of accepting it when he said that he will continue building settlements. So what does the Mitchell report mean? Sharon wants to continue building settlements; therefore there will be no peace. Therefore if the occupation continues and the Israel army continues raiding Palestinian cities and people. So what does it mean when he accepts Mitchell report?

Ashley Lelie

He's definitely been playing a lot smarter. He's not trying to make every single play. It's a credit to him understanding and accepting his role on the team. He puts up wins for us when he plays smart like that.

William Cox

He shouldn't be even contemplating accepting employment for anything with somebody who's got an application before the board.

Duncan Hunter

I think that's accepting a falsehood and giving to the American people that somehow we don't treat prisoners right,

Ryan Phillippe

LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because there is this odd separation here, it is important to make your kids mindful of other people and other people's plight.

Joe Trippi

What drives me, really, is changing things, not accepting the conventional wisdom. I hate it when somebody says it can't be done. I know there are people saying Mfume can't win. But why? Tell me why.