Average Quotes

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Maximum of an average is necessarily less volatile than the average maximum — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I am not plain, or average or - God forbid - vanilla. I am peanut butter rocky road with multicolored sprinkles, hot fudge and a… — Wendy Mass
In normal times all of us know, whether consciously or not, that there is no love which can't be bettered; nevertheless, we reconcile ourselves more… — Albert Camus
Really, all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands, and slightly below-average intelligence. Of course superior intelligence, such as yours and… — Elizabeth Zimmermann
The average food item on a U.S. grocery shelf has traveled farther than most families go on their annual vacations. — Barbara Kingsolver
Over the last decade our country has lost an average of 300 farms a week. Large or small, each of those was the lifes work… — Barbara Kingsolver
I couldn't claim that I was smarter than sixty-five other guys--but the average of sixty-five other guys, certainly! — Richard P. Feynman
We have the whitest kitchens and the most shining bathrooms in the world. But in the lovely white kitchen the average [person] canâ€™t produce a… — Raymond Chandler
It is a peculiarity of knitters that they chronically underestimate the amount of time it takes to knit something. Birthday on Saturday? No problem. Socks… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Did you know that the average American spends six months of his or her life waiting for red lights to turn green? Six months wasted,… — Megan McCafferty
Herman slipped his hand into mine, and I thought, An average of seventy-four species become extinct every day, which was one good reason but not… — Nicole Krauss
He was the average mortal. It troubled him to get used to the world one way and then suddenly have it turn different. — Zora Neale Hurston
And so really, you have given me no choice but to take you shopping by force.â€ She sighed, then reached up, dropping her sunglasses down… — Sarah Dessen
It's about average for us. Behavior always draws more than survey. We're the sexy ones,' Nate said with a grin. Amy snorted. 'Oh, yeah, you… — Christopher Moore
Psycho? The woman's senile. We had to stop at about thirty gas stations on the way over here. Finally I got tired of getting out… — John Kennedy Toole
Average is very acceptable in our society but I don't think the angels are applauding. If you are determined to be excellent, to not back… — Joyce Meyer
Repetition is sometimes the best way to deal with the Luideag: just keep saying the same thing over and over until she gets fed up… — Mira Grant
For official record, announce instructor, the state requires no epic hero. No strive achieve personal celebrity of spotlight and applause. Lectures instructor, the state desires… — Chuck Palahniuk
And knowing what happens on average is a good place to start. By so doing, we insulate ourselves from the tendency to build our thinking… — Steven Levitt
You see yourself as very average, ordinary. And there is nothing ordinary about you, Rachel." (Something Borrowed) — Emily Giffin

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