Average Man Quotes

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A warrior takes responsibility for his acts, for the most trivial of acts. An average man acts out his thoughts, and never takes responsibility for… — Carlos Castaneda
The average man never really thinks from end to end of his life. The mental activity of such people is only a mouthing of clichÃ©s. — H. L. Mencken
The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true because he gets… — H. L. Mencken
The idea that leisure is of value in itself is only conditionally true. The average man simply spends his leisure as a dog spends it.… — H. L. Mencken
Labor Day symbolizes our determination to achieve an economic freedom for the average man which will give his political freedom realty. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
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
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
The average girl would rather have beauty than brains because she knows the average man can see much better than he can think- Ladies' Home… — Fred Allen
Don't let the opinions of the average man sway you. Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and… — Robert G. Allen
An average man is too concerned with liking people or with being liked himself. A warrior likes, that's all. He likes whatever or whomever he… — Carlos Castaneda
The average man doesn't wish to be told that it is a bull or a bear market. What he desires is to be told specifically… — Jesse Lauriston Livermore
Feminism was recognized by the average man as a conflict in which it was impossible for a man, as a chivalrous gentleman, as a respecter… — Wyndham Lewis
The average man votes below himself; he votes with half a mind or a hundredth part of one. A man ought to vote with the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
People vote their resentment, not their appreciation. The average man does not vote for anything, but against something. — William B. Munro
The determination of the average man is not merely a matter of speculative curiosity; it may be of the most important service to the science… — Adolphe Quetelet
My phone rings, they call me up and say, 'Chael, your testosterone level is too high.' I say, 'Well, how high was it?' They say,… — Chael Sonnen
Good and evil, right and wrong were invented for the ordinary average man, the inferior man, because he needs them. — John Dall
Satire must not be a kind of superfluous ill will, but ill will from a higher point of view. Ridiculous man, divine God. Or else,… — Paul Klee
I believe it to be of particular importance that the scientist have an articulate and adequate social philosophy, even more important than the average man… — Percy Williams Bridgman
The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to himself. Perhaps you are chasing rainbows. You're after the… — Carlos Castaneda

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