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To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to… — Carlos Castaneda
People who are very aware that they have more knowledge than the average person are often very unaware that they do not have one-tenth of… — Thomas Sowell
For the average American, freedom of speech is simply the freedom to repeat what everyone else is saying and no more. — Gore Vidal
The average person's idea of a great man, rather than one who serves, is of one who succeeds in getting himself served. — Wallace D. Wattles
Twenty centuries of 'progress' have brought the average citizen a vote, a national anthem, a Ford, a bank account, and a high opinion of himself,… — Aldo Leopold
I think she [Rosalind Franklin] was a good experimentalist but certainly not of the first rank. She was simply not in the same class as… — Francis Crick
I suspect that the changes that have taken place during the last century in the average man's fundamental beliefs, in his philosophy, in his concept… — Robert Andrews Millikan
Science affects the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its application driving a motor-car or omnibus instead of… — John B. S. Haldane
When my first daughter was born, my husband held her in his hands and said, 'My God, she's so beautiful.' I unwrapped the baby from… — Ayelet Waldman
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in… — Laozi
The average voter out there understands that the next president is going to have to be prepared to immediately step in without hesitation and end… — Joe Biden
Every year, an average of 9,200 Americans are murdered by handguns, according to Department of Justice statistics. This does not include suicides or the tens… — Ronald Reagan
For millions of years, on average, one species became extinct every century.... We are now heaving more than a thousand different species of animals and… — Douglas Adams
Recent discoveries about apes suggest, however, that a gorilla or common chimp stands at least as good a chance being murdered as the average human. — Jared Diamond
I spent twenty-two seasons playing professional baseball. Naturally, success in that field is measured by batting averages, number of home runs and RBIs, fielding averages,… — Harmon Killebrew
The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by mans attaining to a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up,… — Charles Darwin
No rational man, cognizant of the facts, believes that the average Negro is the equal, still less the superior, of the white man.....it is simply… — Thomas Huxley
The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more. — Wilson Mizner
People are important too, however, and what a terrible impact a total ban on hunting would have on the rural economy, which is still reeling… — Ann Winterton
I have insecurities. But whatever I'm insecure about, I don't dissect it, but I'll go after it and say, "What am I afraid of?" I… — Kevin Sorbo

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