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In 1900 Americans on average lived for only 49 years and most working people died still on the job. — William Greider
Although professors regard improving critical thinking as the most important goal of college, tests reveal that seniors who began their studies with average critical thinking… — Derek Bok
Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants. — Bob Dole
It's a wonderful way to live, and not a bad way to go, either. The average Frenchman is still smiling three months after he's dead. — Bob Hope
I have read that, on the average, the Japanese are getting taller, but at the moment they seem to be about the same height as… — Dave Barry
An inventor's endeavor is essentially lifesaving. Whether he harnesses forces, improves devices, or provides new comforts and conveniences, he is adding to the safety of… — Nikola Tesla
Averages don't always reveal the most telling realities. You know, Shaquille O'Neal and I have an average height of 6 feet. — Robert Reich
The large-scale homogeneity of the universe makes it very difficult to believe that the structure of the universe is determined by anything so peripheral as… — Stephen Hawking
Knowledge above the average can be crammed into the average man, but it remains dead, and in the last analysis sterile knowledge. The result is… — Adolf Hitler
The average American teenager sends or receives 75 text messages a day, though one girl in Sacramento managed to handle an average of 10,000 every… — Pico Iyer
For me the writing, when I'm going to direct it myself, is really just the first draft, and I don't change it very much; I… — John Sayles
I think that Oprah's on a mission to improve the lives of the average American in various ways. And one of them is to bring… — Janet Fitch
In the middle classes the gifted son of a family is always the poorest -- usually a writer or artist with no sense for speculation… — John Millington Synge
There are people who tell you to shut up because you're just a celebrity, but pundits, talking heads, they're every bit the celebrity and a… — Kevin Bacon
I'm not Brad Pitt or George Clooney. Those guys walk into a room and the room changes. I think there's something more... not average, but… — Matt Damon
My idea at this time, which was slowly developing, was to create a comedie humaine with little people, average people - samples from every period… — Douglas Sirk
There are always going to be encounters that you kind of wish went differently. But the average fan really isn't fanatical. — Chester Bennington
The death tax punishes the American dream - making it virtually impossible for the average American family to build wealth across generations. — Christopher Bond
Al Gore, the former vice-president of the United States, lives in a mansion that uses more electricity than the average family's bungalow! David Suzuki rides… — Linwood Barclay
The average trade of an individual is in the thousands of shares, whereas the institutional trade can be in the millions of shares. Clearly, the… — Maria Bartiromo

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