#average

Just to cover the increase in fuel costs over the past two years, American would have had to raise fares nearly $75 per round-trip ticket. During this time period, our average fare increased by only $15. ↗

— Gerard Arpey

#average #costs #cover #during #fare

The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her. ↗

— Ibrahim Babangida

#average #collaboration #come #could #essentially

The average trade of an individual is in the thousands of shares, whereas the institutional trade can be in the millions of shares. Clearly, the bigger the order, the bigger the move in the stock. ↗

— Maria Bartiromo

#bigger #clearly #individual #institutional #millions

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead. ↗

— Robert Brault

#case #dead #eraser #inches #just

When I was in jail I could only think about what the average person has to go through - the person who has no power to go to the press or no money to hire a lawyer. ↗

— Josh Brolin

#average #average person #could #go #hire

Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait. ↗

— A. Whitney Brown

#bombs #find #high #high school #kuwait

There are signs that the age of petroleum has passed its zenith. Adjusted for inflation, a barrel of crude oil now sells for three times its long-run average. The large western oil companies, which cartellised the industry for much of the 20th century, are now selling more oil than they find, and are thus in the throes of liquidation. ↗

— James Buchan

#adjusted #age #average #barrel #century

Almost all the fans I meet are pretty cool people. They're intelligent and tend to think about things a bit more than your average rock'n'roll fans: sensible people I wouldn't mind having a drink with. ↗

— Peter Buck

#almost #average #bit #cool #cool people

I don't recommend steroids for everyone, and I don't recommend growth hormones for everyone. But for certain individuals, I truly believe, because I've experimented with it for so many years, that it can make an average athlete a super athlete. It can make a super athlete - incredible. Just legendary. ↗

— Jose Canseco

#average #because #believe #certain #everyone

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#average #average person #between #capacity #devote