#average

The susceptibility of the average modern to pictorial suggestion enables advertising to exploit his lessened power of judgment. ↗

— Johan Huizinga

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When interest rates are high you want the average direction in which interest rates are moving to be downward; when interest rates are low you want the average direction to be upward. ↗

— John Hull

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There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence. ↗

— Henry Adams

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The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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An average working day begins at 8 or 9 am, includes an hour for lunch, and ends at 5 or 6 pm. ↗

— Peter Straub

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A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult. ↗

— John B. S. Haldane

#adult #average #better #boy #bright

I have never retired - I have averaged 40 working weeks a year since 1933. ↗

— Sally Rand

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Economists are coming to acknowledge that measures of national wealth and poverty in terms strictly of average income tell you little that is significant of the health or viability of a society. ↗

— Rowan D. Williams

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I can rap in a London accent, make weird faces, wear spandex, wigs, and black lipstick. I can be more creative than the average male rapper. ↗

— Nicki Minaj

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Balls should be good for at least six sets, and for more for the average player. But if the rallies are long, they do not last as long as this. There is a fuzz on the surface that wears off on the hard court. ↗

— Helen Wills Moody

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