„Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.“

— Albert Einstein
„Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.“
— Albert Einstein
„The quickest way to kill the human spirit is to ask someone to do mediocre work.“
— Ayn Rand
„You have an interesting history. Now people can generally be classified in to two groups: the mediocre realists and the mediocre dreamers. You clearly belong to the letter. Your fate is and will always be the fate of dreamers.“
— Haruki Murakami