Quote by Joseph Heller
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some

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. – Joseph Heller

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Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else. – Joseph Heller

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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long. – Joseph Heller

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Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity. – Charles G. Dawes

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Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best. – Max Beerbohm

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Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe. – Benjamin Disraeli

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