Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but read more

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.

The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.

The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and read more

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.

Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.

The very minute a thought is threatened with publicity it seems to shrink towards mediocrity.

The very minute a thought is threatened with publicity it seems to shrink towards mediocrity.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

Great innovators and original thinkers and artists attract the wrath of mediocrities as lightning.

Great innovators and original thinkers and artists attract the wrath of mediocrities as lightning.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.