The adjuration to be "normal" seems shockingly repellent to me; I see neither hope nor comfort in sinking to that low level. I think it is ignorance that makes people think of abnormality only with horror and allows them to remain undismayed at the proximity of "normal" to average and mediocre. For surely anyone who achieves anything is, a priori, abnormal.
An important step in escaping mediocrity is to stop worrying about what other people think of you.
Quote Detail
An important step in escaping mediocrity is to stop worrying about what other people think of you.
Quick Answer
What this quote page tells you
This canonical quote page keeps the full saying, the attributed author, any linked work, and the topic tags together so the quote can be cited from one stable URL.
Related Quotes
More quote cards from the same area
Very often people have a very limited way of thinking.
We can only save ourselves through elevating our individual consciousness, by realizing there is already completeness within, and exercising as much considerate independence, respect and fairness as is possible.
You are what you consume, and as an organism and consciousness, you in fact become a commodity and predator yourself.
The existence of excessive nationalism is a symptom of a deeper problem in the collective consciousness, which is continually being exploited.
The war consciousness is purposely cultivated to guide the male away from the natural, healthy balances between masculine and feminine energies, and toward more unbalanced and detached psychologies.