Common denominator Quote by Edgar Wright

“The worst thing you can do after a test screening is slash it for the lowest common denominator.”

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The common denominator is that we all need help.

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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.

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