Average American Quotes

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When the average American consumes 43 times as much as the average African, we've got to think that consumption is an issue. It's not just… — Jason W Clay
If you consider that a typical Central American consumer earns only a small fraction of an average American worker's wages, it becomes clear that CAFTA's… — Stephen F. Lynch
The average American is just like the child in the family. You give him some responsibility and he is going to amount to something. He… — Richard M. Nixon
Our schools have been scientifically designed to prevent over-education from happening. The average American [should be] content with their humble role in life, because they're… — William Torrey Harris
The average American may not know who his grandfather was. But the American was, however, one degree better off than the average Frenchman who, as… — Mark Twain
The real truth is that the Obama administration is professional at bullying, as we have witnessed with ACORN at work during the presidential campaign. It… — Jon Voight
They say that most airline seats on planes today are meant for 170-pound passengers. The last time the average American weighed 170 pounds, the Wright… — Jay Leno
Surveys show that the #1 fear of Americans is public speaking. #2 is death. That means that at a funeral, the average American would rather… — Jerry Seinfeld
A few suits of clothes, some money in the bank, and a new kind of fear constitute the main differences between the average American today… — Philip Wylie
The average American of today is intellectually so far removed from his forbears that instead of regarding government with apprehension, he is more likely to… — George Reisman
The average American watches more than four hours of television per day. What would happen if we spent more time developing our talents than watching… — John Bytheway
We're all on a journey. The average American switches professions four times. I'm lucky to be in a business where I can change the character… — Josh Hartnett
I'm not a chef. I haven't created any new technique in the kitchen. I'm not a rocket scientist. I think I'm good at writing accessible,… — Rachael Ray
According to the Tax Foundation, the average American worker works 127 days of the year just to pay his taxes. That means that government owns… — Paul Craig Roberts
Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's St Matthew Passion on a ukulele: The instrument… — Ben Bagdikian
Asked random questions about the First Amendment and how they would like to have it applied, if you believe in polls at all, the average… — Frank Zappa
I was never used to being happy, so that wasn't something I ever took for granted. I did sort of think, you know, marriage did… — Marilyn
For the average American, the message is clear. Liberalism is no longer the answer. It is the problem. — Ronald Reagan
To the best of my knowledge and belief, the average American newspaper, even of the so-called better sort, is not only quite as bad as… — H. L. Mencken
An average American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person, he generally selects Mark Twain. — Thomas A. Edison

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