Average Quotes
1590 quotes by 1249 authors
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There are signs that the age of petroleum has passed its zenith. Adjusted for inflation, a barrel of crude oil now sells for three times…
— James Buchan
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I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life,…
— Mitch Albom
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Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library: 10,000. Average number of books in a chain bookstore: 30,000.…
— Anthony Burgess
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My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run.
— Carol Burnett
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I came to dedicate my life to opening space to the average person and crafting designs for new spaceships that could take us far from…
— Buzz Aldrin
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I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their political and social…
— Sherman Alexie
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The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in…
— Andrew Carnegie
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Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live…
— John le Carre
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I had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average. We added more jobs per…
— Jimmy Carter
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A novel must be exceptionally good to live as long as the average cat.
— Lord Chesterfield
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The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
— Winston Churchill
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The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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In today's knowledge-based economy, what you earn depends on what you learn. Jobs in the information technology sector, for example, pay 85 percent more than…
— William J. Clinton
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I probably spend more time with my kids than the average stay-at-home mother.
— Kirstie Alley
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I've always had a problem with the average macho man - they've always been a threat to me.
— Kurt Cobain
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I think people who are artists, actors, singers, great songwriters, they tend to have a hyper state of emotion where they feel things very, very…
— Willie Aames
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The average businessman began to be agnostic, not so much because he did not know where he was, as because he wanted to forget. Many…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A warrior takes responsibility for his acts, for the most trivial of acts. An average man acts out his thoughts, and never takes responsibility for…
— Carlos Castaneda
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How can we vote for a bill [S.744] that our own CBO says will reduce average wages in America for 12 years, increase unemployment for…
— Jeff Sessions
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One of the embarrassing facts from social psychology is that most stereotypes are true, in the only sense that stereotypes are ever true: on average.
— J. Michael Bailey
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