Famous quotes containing the words average and/or number:
“One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“In many ways, life becomes simpler [for young adults]. . . . We are expected to solve only a finite number of problems within a limited range of possible solutions. . . . It’s a mental vacation compared with figuring out who we are, what we believe, what we’re going to do with our talents, how we’re going to solve the social problems of the globe . . .and what the perfect way to raise our children will be.”
—Roger Gould (20th century)