40 quotes found
“The determination of the average man is not merely a matter of speculative curiosity; it may be of the most important service to the science of man and the social system. It ought necessarily to pr...”
“Somebody is born. Somebody goes to school. Somebody learns to conform. Somebody types a CV. Somebody gets a job. Somebody follows orders. Somebody gets a golden watch. And then, eventually, Somebod...”
“A godly woman is beyond average because she keeps her word. She honors her vows. She exhibits great faith. She overcomes great obstacles. And she affects her family, her community, even the world.”
“You see my point? The average person has a very average notion of goodness to which they aspire averagely. To aspire to goodness in any remarkable way would be undemocratic.”
“I have yet to see a genius or a hero who, if stuck with a burning match, would feel less pain than his undistinguished average brother.”
“Normality is the new eccentric.”
“I don't think there's too much normal out there anymore. Though there's still plenty of average to go around.”
“When I first came into parliament, there was, on average, a by-election every three months - due not to MPs bailing out, but because of the death rate.”
“I'm intimidated by the fear of being average.”
“The mythology of freedom under capitalism for the average person is a con job.”
“To the average mathematician who merely wants to know his work is securely based, the most appealing choice is to avoid difficulties by means of Hilbert's program. Here one regards mathematics as a...”
“The most interesting people are the unusual. No one writes about or discusses the average, the ordinary, or the common; they write about and discuss the weird, the mad and the different, so if you ...”
“Surround yourself with people that want more out of life. That won’t settle for average. People that you can connect with on a deeper level. Keep your circle fresh. Keep your circle full of quality...”
“Dare to be among the greatest. Even if you did not get the best, you will be above the good.”
“If you stay passionate and committed, mediocrity will never be eager to befriend you.”
“Mediocrity is a pit that swallows people who have rested on seats of complacency for long.”
“Where you are now is as a result of either your choice or someone’s choice. If you neglect the ideas of choosing the ultimate things for yourself, someone will hire you by choosing the average thin...”
