Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men
have mediocrity thrust upon them.
-- Joseph Heller, Catch-22
have mediocrity thrust upon them.
-- Joseph Heller, Catch-22
Related:
- Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity,
and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. -... - Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity,
and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them. ... - But be not afraid of greatness: some are born great,
some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust... - Some people are born to write FORTRAN, others aspire to write FORTRAN,
but most have writing FORTRAN thrust upon them... - It is flattering some men to
endure them... - Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperment and health.
Some men are born old, and some never grow so. --... - Some men are wise,
and some are otherwise... - Young men are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution
than for counsel;
and fitter for new projects than for settled business...
From the same category:
- Life may have no meaning -- or even worse,
it may have a meaning of which I disapprove... - It's okay to be ugly..
but aren't you overdoing it... - A sinking ship gathers no moss.
--
Donald... - Perrin: "Sarek, you will listen!"
Sarek: "Go from me!"
Perrin:
"Picard is here." Sarek: "No more chaos! No more!""... - layback: what a climber looks forward to at the end of a day.
"An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing...
