Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary…

Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

I'm somebody who explores extraordinary possibilities, not ordinary ones.

— Graham Hancock

Miss Austen had shown the infinite possibilities of ordinary and present things for the novelist.

— George Saintsbury

The nation did not begin to realize the extraordinary possibilities of the vast Western territory until its attention was thus suddenly and definitely concentrated…

— John Moody

Ive always loved the power of stories to transport me to another world, to imagine extraordinary possibilities, to experience things I may not have…

— Kandyse McClure

The Constitution was made for ordinary people.

— Pat Robertson

I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people at, you know,…

— Stephen Harper

The ideals and the values of the United States inspired the entire world. I don't think any of us can say that our standing…

— Barack Obama

The saints differ from us in their exuberance, the excess of our human talents. Moderation is not their secret. It is in the wildness…

— Phyllis McGinley

Ordinary people simply don't know what books mean to us, shut up here. Reading, learning, and the radio are our amusements.

— Anne Frank

“It was Aunt Lovey's belief that all ordinary people led extraordinary lives, but just didn't notice.”

— Lori Lansens

Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.

— Aleister Crowley

Moses became America's true founding father because he evangelized action; he justified risk. He gave ordinary people the courage to live with uncertainty.

— Bruce Feiler

My personal interest in ordinary people is unlimited, but I am fascinated by the challenge of portraying true greatness adequately with my camera.

— Yousuf Karsh

My books are about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations.

— Karen Robards