The rest of us-modest, long-term investors-aim for market-tracking returns from a stable, well-diversified portfolio.
But in the same way that it takes only a small percentage of our genome to make each of us unique, modest differences in our microflora may make a big difference from one person to another.
Some of us take modest patriotic pride recalling the day that our brave lads burned the White House.
For more and more of us, our modest demands are paid work that's based on something more than zero-hours contracts, unpaid breaks and an introductory month or more without pay.
The disproportionate ratio of Frank's ambition to Ford's can generate a corollary effect of critical inflation, as those of us less modest than Frank fall into the habit of proclaiming him a Representative Man, an Everyday Hero, a shining exemplar of the Great American Average.
Understanding economic, social and political change through the lens of complexity should make us modest about our ability to engineer new systems.
His pregnant girlfriend, Sarah Mackie, 41, due to deliver soon, added, "Neither of us is very modest".
Of course, celeb fashion is often out of reach for most of us with more modest incomes, which is why Looklive is also assisted by an editorial team who helps to choose the bargain versions of the fashion items it features.
However, for those of us with more modest ambitions, IT is still capable of providing a fulfilling and financially rewarding career.
To those of us watching in our modest multiplex seats, he is a movie star.
My wife's mother was visiting from Alabama, and, since it was only the three of us, I ordered a modest ten-pounder from the local "gourmet" butcher.
