Kevin Spacey, in the opening of the movie Casino Jack, does a monologue in front of his bathroom mirror. Featured below are some of the highlights from that monologue.
People look at politicians and celebrities on the TV, newspapers, glossy magazines. What do they see? "I'm just like them," that's what they see. "I'm special. I'm different. I could be anyone of them."
Well guess what? You can't. You know why? 'Cause in reality, mediocrity is where most people live. Mediocrity is the elephant in the room. It's ubiquitous.
Mediocrity is in your schools, it's in your dreams, it's in your family.
Those of us who know this, those of us who understand the disease of the dull, we do something about it. We do more because we have to. The deck was always stacked against us.
You're either a big-leaguer or you're a slave clawing your way onto the C-train.
I will not allow the world I touch to be vanilla.
Is today a "vanilla" day or are you going to strive for something more?
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