Quotes about Above Average

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. Votes: 7

Wal-Mart hires average people but squeezes above average performance and results out of them. Votes: 7

I didn't have a very starry school career, I was medium to above average, nothing special. Votes: 7

Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. Votes: 7

I'm not sure I'm the only savant with high IQ or with an above average IQ. Again, it may just be that we don't know very many of the others. Votes: 7

Everybody thinks their website is above average. Votes: 5

Strategy is, above all else, the search for above average returns. Votes: 5

There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average. Votes: 5

The real beauty of democracy is that the average man believes he is above average. Votes: 5

The average estimate themselves by what they do, the above average by what they are. Votes: 5

The beauty of America is that the average person always thinks she is above average. Votes: 5

Every American should have above average income, and my Administration is going to see they get it. Votes: 5

The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers. Votes: 5

The United States Congress, acting with large bipartisan majorities, at the urging of the President, enacted as the law of the land that all children are to be above average. Votes: 5

In what may as well be starkly labelled smug satisfaction, an amazing 94% [of college instructors] rate themselves as above average teachers, and 68% rank themselves in the top quarter of teaching performances. Votes: 5

Most of us form estimates of our intelligence, wisdom, and moral fiber that are considerably higher than an objective estimate would warrant; no doubt 90 percent of us think ourselves well above average along these lines. Votes: 5

I loved nuns when I was growing up. I thought they were beautiful. For several years I wanted to be a nun. I saw them as really pure, disciplined, above average people. They had these serene faces. Nuns are sexy. Votes: 5

Not saying I rate myself lots now, but I rate myself more because I've been exercising. I'd say a six now. Just above average. There are a lot of good-looking people out there, you see, so more than six is getting a bit cocky. Votes: 5

I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. Votes: 4

I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic. Votes: 4

I have found that my fan base is a bit above average when compared to the common horror fan. Votes: 4

In a high school, the norms act to hold down the achievements of those who are above average, so that the school's demands will be at a level easily maintained by the majority. Votes: 4

Hay fever suffers tend to be above average in intelligence,... Votes: 3

The fundamental basis of above-average performance in the long run is sustainable competitive advantage. Votes: 3

She knew how to trust people... a rare quality, revealing a character far above average. Votes: 3

Above average intelligence has always run in my family. Ambition, however, has always walked with a limp. Votes: 3

Life entertains humble men by giving men with below average looks (intellect, knowledge, etc.) an above average self-esteem. Votes: 3

Investors that do the best, and have done the best, are those that stay and compound at above-average rates over the long term. Votes: 3

That's the news from Lake Woebegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. Votes: 3

Basically, if you have above-average intelligence, you have common sense and you can speak in front of a camera and to a crowd, you can govern the state. Votes: 3

I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are above average intelligence, hide this embarrassing fact. Votes: 3

Addicts, as a group, generally score far above average o intelligence tests. Why? You tell me. I guess maybe we're smart enough to have figured out how shitty things are and we decide addiction is the only way to deal with it. Votes: 3

If a man's got talent and guts to buck society, he's obviously above average. You want to hold on to him. You straighten him out and turn him into a plus value. Why throw him away? Do that enough and all you've got left are the sheep. Votes: 3

Are you an action-oriented, take-charge person interested in exciting new challenges? As director of a major public-sector organization, you will manage a large armed division and interface with other senior executives in a team-oriented, multinational initiative in the global marketplace. Successful candidate will have above-average oral-presentation skills Votes: 3

I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. While the other guy's eatin'? I'm working. While the other guy's making love, I mean, I'm making love, too. But I'm working really hard at it. Votes: 3

My state has the highest child poverty rate in all of New England, above the national average. Votes: 2

My interest in foreign policy is above the average voter's interest. That doesn't mean we shouldn't talk about it. Votes: 2

I'm pretty happy. I obviously have complaints about things, but for the most part, I'm on the above-average side of happy people. Votes: 2

In addition, California spends nearly $1 billion a year in Medi-Cal services for an average of 780,000 illegal immigrants a month, over and above emergency health services. Votes: 2

In play, a child is always above his average age, above his daily behavior; in play, it is as though he were a head taller than himself. Votes: 2

A particularly fine head on a man usually means that he is stupid; particularly deep philosophers are usually shallow thinkers; in literature, talents not much above the average are usually regarded by their contemporaries as geniuses. Votes: 2

Many counties in Maryland are above the average unemployment rate for both Maryland and the United States. We need representation in Congress who will make creating jobs the No. 1 priority so the people of Maryland can get back to work. Votes: 2

As I've met clinicians in my travels, time after time I've been inspired to hear why people went into medicine: to apply their way-above-average minds (and hearts) to work that's beyond most people's capacity, and perhaps save a few lives. Votes: 2

The fall of 1912 my fielding was above the average, but my hitting was not so good. However, I was the talk of the town because of my peculiar way of catching a fly ball. They later named it the Vest-Pocket Catch. Votes: 2

It will always be the same possibilities, in sum or on the average, that go on repeating themselves until a man comes along who does not value the actuality above idea. It is he who first gives the new possibilities their meaning, their direction, and he awakens them. Votes: 2

Bankruptcies increase 18 percent to 42 percent above the national average Votes: 0

By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average. Votes: 0

Most people are such fools that it is really no great compliment to say that someone is above the average. Votes: 0

In many parts of the Bible Belt, the divorce rate was discovered to be roughly 50 percent above the national average. Votes: 0

Average wages now are still just barely above poverty, and one out of three Americans cannot afford healthcare even with the insurance,with jobs. Votes: 0