#average

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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The average celebrity meets, in one year, ten times the amount of people that the average person meets in his entire life. ↗

— Jack Nicholson

#average #average person #celebrity #entire #entire life

The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#convinced #difficult #golfer #handle #hard

Because our generation has waited so long to have babies, we feel we've 'discovered' something that women have been doing for thousands of years. I have no illusions that I will be in the same situation as the average working mother. I'm not trying to prove anything - I just want to have kids. ↗

— Jane Pauley

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What's so wonderful about being 6'3". What is this mythical edge tall men have over average and short men? ↗

— Regis Philbin

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How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win. ↗

— Bum Phillips

#getting #good #great #how #play

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. ↗

— Colin Powell

#average #average people #competition #effort #healthiest

The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were. ↗