“Behind a remarkable scholar we not infrequently find an average human being, and behind an average artist we often find a very remarkable human being.”

“There is no such thing as an average human being. If you have a normal brain, you are superior.”

“The average human being has an inherent dislike of work and will avoid it if he can.”

“It is always of interest to know what strikes another human being as remarkable.”

“There isn't anything so grotesque or so incredible that the average human being can't believe it.”

“We always find it difficult to forgive our heroes for being human.”

“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.”

“Writing…is an art; and artists…are human beings. As a human being stands, so a human being is….”

“If we observe the performance of only those funds that remain active, we will tend to find that the average performance of the surviving funds exceeds that of the market.”

“The feeling of being ten thousand years behind, or ahead, of the others, of belonging to the beginnings or to the end of humanity…”