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Equality is not the empirical claim that all groups of humans are interchangeable; it is the moral principle that individuals should not be judged or… — Steven Pinker
I recently read in the book My Stroke of Insight by brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor that the natural life span of an emotionâ€”the average… — Tara Brach
If we study what is merely average, we will remain merely average. — Shawn Achor
It is not as if farming brought a great improvement in living standards either. A typical hunter-gatherer enjoyed a more varied diet and consumed more… — Bill Bryson
Recent research has indicated that the average individual listens for only seventeen seconds before interrupting and interjecting his own ideas. — Gary Chapman
Why let your fury lay deep inside you, sullenly boiling your blood into silent steam and griding your bones to dust? I it not better… — Henry Rollins
The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and… — Carlos Castaneda
Emma and I had both died twice, and for me, that second one actually stuck. Now I was a "resurrected American," better known, in colloquial… — Rachel Vincent
On average, since the urge to kill myself isn't so strong that I actually kill myself, the world is worth living in. — Tao Lin
Many Introverts are also "highly sensitive," which sounds poetic, but is actually a technical term in psychology. If you are a sensitive sort, then you're… — Susan Cain
I had a strong sudden instinct that I must be alone. I didnâ€™t want to see any people at all. I had seen so many… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The average mind requires a change of environment before he can change his thought. He has to go somewhere or bring into his presence something… — Christian D. Larson
Those who are most sensitive about "politically incorrect" terminology are not the average black ghetto-dweller, Asian immigrant, abused woman or disabled person, but a minority… — Theodore Kaczynski
The average man's opinions are much less foolish than they would be if he thought for himself. — Bertrand Russell
Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down. — William Lyon Phelps
I will make an average man into an average dancer, provided he be passably well made. I will teach him how to move his arms… — Jean-Georges Noverre
The average schoolmaster is and always must be essentially an ass, for how can one imagine an intelligent man engaging in so puerile an avocation. — H. L. Mencken
The most extraordinary thing about a really good teacher is that he or she transcends accepted educational methods. Such methods are designed to help average… — Margaret Mead
If I ran a school, I'd give the average grade to the ones who gave me all the right answers, for being good parrots. I'd… — R. Buckminster Fuller
Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait. — A. Whitney Brown

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