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"Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand."
"The average man is more interested in a woman who is interested in him than he is in a woman with beautiful legs."
"The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by mans attaining to a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up, than the woman. Whether deep thought, reason, or imagination or merely the use of the senses and hands.....We may also infer.....The average mental power in man must be above that of woman."
"If you invested in a very low cost index fund - where you don't put the money in at one time, but average in over 10 years -you'll do better than 90% of people who start investing at the same time."
"An average person who develops the habit of setting clear priorities and getting important tasks completed quickly will run circles around a genius who talks a lot and makes wonderful plans but gets very little done."
"I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of the mainstream without selling out."
"Half of the people in the world are below average."
"The average woman falls in love seven times a year. Only six are with shoes."
"Average people look for ways of getting away with it; successful people look for ways of getting on with it."
"Don't cross a river if it is four feet deep on average."
"The end of lower art is to please, the end of average art is to raise the top, the end of superior art is to free."
"There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row."
"I was stranded in Disco. I went to dozens of darkened places with enough flashing lights to drive the average person mad. I felt lost in the pulse of sheer panic."
"All I knew is that I NEVER wanted to be AVERAGE."
"The only way to stave off boredom, in a complex domesticated primate like humankind, is to increase one's intelligence. This is not appealing to the average primate, who instead invents emotional games (soap opera and grand opera dramatics)."
"Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?"
"Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders - not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks."
"A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime."
"There are no prizes for average performance."
"People residing within the cult of average don’t like to see others rise. It threatens their security, and spotlights their low self-worth. Go for great, no matter what they say."
