"It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us."

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Source : 'Curiosities of Literature' (9th ed., 1834) 'On Quotation'

Isaac D'Israeli

#Lying Quotes #Excellence Quotes #Mediocrity Quotes

“Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one of my most advanced pieces, and one of my most unusual ones on the radio.”
“The stage is not only a world apart, it is a myriad of worlds, and in those worlds a man can have anything he fancies, if only he believes in what he sees.”
“History should be about every generation's will to power.”

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“Innovation almost always is not successful the first time out. You try something and it doesn't work and it takes confidence to say we haven't failed yet. Ultimately you become commercially successful.”
“Say you'll love, love me forever Never stop, not for whatever Near and far and always and Everywhere and everything. I love you, always forever Near and far, close and together Everywhere, I will be with you Everything, I will do for you I love you, always forever Near and far, close and together Everywhere, I will be with you Everything, I will do for you.”
“I mean I don't want to feel inferior to any other golfer in the world. You know if you do that, then you know you're giving them an advantage, you know, right off the - you know, right from the start.”
“They love their hair because they're not smart enough to love something more interesting.”
“Forget every touch or sound that did not teach you how to dance”

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