What did Tom Robbins mean by: We only rise above mediocrity when there’s something at stake. p. 174 - Tom Robbins Author Copy
+ There’s birth, there’s death, and in between there’s maintenance. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Tom Robbins, Birth, Funny Life, 0 - Tom Robbins Author
+ People who sacrifice beauty for efficiency get what they deserve. (Bernard Mickey Wrangle, p 99) Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Tom Robbins, Sacrifice, 0 - Tom Robbins Author
+ Kissing is man’s greatest invention. All animals copulate, but only humans kiss. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Tom Robbins, Animal, Kissing, 0 - Tom Robbins Author
+ People are never perfect, but love can be. Feraz Zeid, June 6, 2023December 12, 2023, Tom Robbins, Perfect, 0 - Tom Robbins Author
+ Don’t trust anybody who’d rather be grammatically correct than have a good time. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Tom Robbins, Don't Trust, Good Times, Having A Good Time, 0 - Tom Robbins Author
+ Any half-awake materialist well knows – that which you hold holds you. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Tom Robbins, Awake, 0 - Tom Robbins Author
+ If complexity doesn’t beat you, paradox will. Feraz Zeid, October 17, 2023December 26, 2023, Tom Robbins, Beats, Complexity, Paradox, 0 - Tom Robbins Author
+ Now that I’m in love, I haven’t a clue. Now that I’m in love, I’m completely stupid on the subject. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Tom Robbins, Clue, Stupid, Subjects, 0 - Tom Robbins Author
If you have a crisis, whether on a ship or wherever, there are heroes who rise above it. - Jerry Bruckheimer
Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everthing which is beyond their range. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
That, however, is – mediocrity, though it be called moderation. Explain - Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany
Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor. - Friedrich Schiller Playwright · Germany
Neat trick: to be roused to ambition and reconciled to one’s mediocrity at the same time. - Mason Cooley Professor · USA
It takes more energy to maintain mediocrity than it takes to pursue excellence. - Matthew Kelly Actor
