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Average Man Quotes

Ordinary struggles, honestly observed.

These quotes examine the average man's outlook on Art, describing a humble, timid belief that art was something invented long ago and out of reach.

If we investigate the vague feelings of the average man towards the arts, we find that he is timid and that he has developed a humble belief that art is something which has been invented centuries ago in countries like...

Quotes by Walter Gropius

The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

Don't let the opinions of the average man sway you. Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you're greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn't understand.

Quotes by Robert G. Allen

I was a writer. I couldn't sell anything, and the comedians were among the dumbest people I had ever met. They'd all say to me, 'The average man won't understand it.' You know, they're superior to the average man.

Quotes by Mort Sahl

Art Quotes

The average man is more interested in a woman who is interested in him than he is in a woman with beautiful legs.

Quotes by Marlene Dietrich

Four years of football are calculated to breed in the average man more of the ingredients of success in life than almost any academic course he takes.

Quotes by Knute Rockne

There are people who tell you to shut up because you're just a celebrity, but pundits, talking heads, they're every bit the celebrity and a lot of them aren't any more qualified than the average man on the street.

Quotes by Kevin Bacon

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.

Quotes by Golda Meir

The presentations and conceptions of the average man of the world are formed and dominated, not by the full and pure desire for knowledge as an end in itself, but by the struggle to adapt himself favourably to the conditions...

Quotes by Ernst Mach

Beautiful Quotes

The average man has a carefully cultivated ignorance about household matters - from what to do with the crumbs to the grocer's telephone number - a sort of cheerful inefficiency which protects him.

Quotes by Crystal Eastman

The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain.

Quotes by Colin Wilson

The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is. I don't believe in 'super-men,' for the world is full of capable men, but it's the fellow with determination that wins out.

Quotes by Charles M. Schwab

Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done.

Quotes by Burt Reynolds

I photograph artists, and some of them are very well known, but if you ask the average man on the street, 'Do you like Anselm Kiefer?' He would stare at you with a blank stare, because these are not celebrities....

Quotes by Anton Corbijn

Blame Quotes

Being in a five-by-seven every day for 365 days a year is more than what the average man could stand. You weren't built to be in a cage that long.

Quotes by Anthony Ray Hinton

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.

Quotes by Anatole France

Frequently Asked Questions

How do these quotes describe the average man?
As someone often underestimated - timid toward art, dismissed by comedians, and rarely credited with sophisticated taste.
What does the art-related quote suggest?
That the average man holds a humble, timid belief that art is something distant, invented long ago and out of ordinary reach.
Is the average man discussed in romantic terms too?
Yes, one quote claims he values genuine interest from a woman more than physical beauty alone.
What's the final, more challenging quote about?
It frames the hardest struggle of all as becoming something different from what the average man typically is.
Do the quotes treat 'average' as a compliment?
Not really - most use it to highlight limitation or being overlooked rather than Life lived exceptionally.

Others note how the average man is underestimated by comedians, values genuine interest over looks, and faces the hardest struggle of all: becoming something different from the crowd.