Quotes about Average

Average is very acceptable in our society but I don't think the angels are applauding. If you are determined to be excellent, to not back out of it, you will reap a harvest in your life.

And heresy is, as I have tried to show, largely the expression of opinion of the untutored average man, trying to grapple with the problems of the universe at the point where they begin to interfere with daily life and thought.

I have a pretty normal life, surprisingly.

We are in danger of developing a cult of the Common Man, which means a cult of mediocrity.