Second-Rate Quotes

I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.

Never cut corners, or accept anything that's second-rate.

As an artist your first loyalty is to your art. Unless this is the case, you're going to be a second-rate artist.