Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chuck D.

You take the population of vehicles in the field (A) and multiply it by the probable rate of failure (B), then multiply the result by the average out-of-court settlement (C).A times B times C equals X. This is what it will cost if we don't initiate a recall.If X is greater than the cost of a recall, we recall all the cars and no one gets hurt.If X is less than the cost of a recall, then we don't recall.

You might expect the B player to become an A player with steroids. But now you see the C player go to an A player. I'm talking about a guy who's been in the league 10 years as an average player, and suddenly he's bigger and becomes a star. That's very troublesome.

You often find that if you look at a company and you see a better-than-average 401(k) plan, fewer than average part-time workers, various indicators of this nature, (you are looking at a) strong, forward-looking management in a high quality culture.

Jim Hill

You offer average benefits, you get average employees.

Your biggest monthly expense is usually your mortgage or your rent. Second is usually groceries for an average American family.

Buck Showalter

You probably average about five spots that teams are trying to shake out, where you can be swayed one way or another.

This is below the average for the last 25 years of 4,500 units per year.

This is a way for (the chains) to increase their average checks.

This is an extremely competitive conference, and on any given day, any team can win. Last year was upsetting because we are a much better team than our record showed. We have a great batting average and an excellent work ethic and attitude.

Bill Vaughan

This is another wake-up call to get a handle on runaway medical inflation. We're approaching $1,000 for the average stay in a hospital. This is hurting people and really overloading our economy.

This is an opportunity to get the average Joe who's never downloaded a song on his PC. At $2.50 (per song), as long as it's easy to do and sounds like CD-quality, I think a lot of people are not going to balk at the $2.50 price point.

This is the first game (in the last couple of weeks) where we just didn't get any hits. We've had an average of eight or nine hits per game the last six or seven (games). We've hit the ball. Young kids are overwhelmed by situations. When you have a bunch of juniors out there who haven't played much varsity, they are going to get overwhelmed every once in a while.

Jaron Lanier

A market economy cannot thrive absent the well-being of average people, even in a gilded age.

Kajol

A good project but a poor director will always make a mediocre film, but an average script and good director can make a good film, as he will put in everything to make the film look good.

Kevin McCarthy

It's not easy for the average family to ensure that their child receives a quality education. And the federal government is not making it any easier.

Eva Gabor

The average housewife goes to the restaurant to relax and enjoy the food. But when Eva walks in, she becomes the center of attention.

Moby

I went to Columbia University because they were doing a study on people who suffered from panic attacks, and because I suffered from panic attacks my whole life, I decided to be a part of it. They had this questionnaire where they asked, How many units of alcohol do you have in a month? The top answer was 40 or more, and I got really scared because I was having on average 60 or 70 drinks a week. And I realized that that was a bad sign.

Moby

The average life expectancy of a celebrity is 20 years less than someone working in a coal mine.

Fred Rogers

I recently learned that in an average lifetime a person walks about sixty-five thousand miles. That's two and a half times around the world. I wonder where your steps will take you. I wonder how you'll use the rest of the miles you're given.

Jay Leno

For the first time ever, overweight people outnumber average people in America. Doesn't that make overweight the average then? Last month you were fat, now you're average - hey, let's get a pizza!

Myles Munroe

The world is so average, it doesn't take much to be a genius, just do a little extra

Milton Friedman

Never try to walk across a river just because it has an average depth of four feet.

Nate Silver

On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data themselves.

Nat Wolff

I kind of help solve world peace and world hunger. That's just kind of an average day off for me.

Julian Assange

Nothing. There's nothing you can do. As soon as you do something you'll no-longer be average.

Ibrahim Babangida

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.

He averaged 20 points a game despite every opponent's defense being geared to stop him. The big thing was he had such a quick release. He could get off any shot he wanted to.

Health insurance is becoming more expensive for the average person.

Nico Rosberg

For the moment, Mark is on average two tenths per lap in front of me.

David Talbot

For the average user, the Internet these days all too often resembles New York's Times Square in the 1980s. It was exciting and vibrant, but you made sure to keep your head down, lest you be offered drugs, robbed, or harangued by the insane. Times Square has been cleaned up, but the Internet keeps getting worse.

For the average person, these life cycle funds are an excellent option.

For the average Net surfer, manually checking 20 or 30 sites every hour for breaking news would make it impossible to actually do any work.

For the average 18-, 19- or 20-year-old, they are history,