At no time are people so sedulously careful to keep their trifling appointments, attend to their ordinary occupations, and thus put a… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
We attempt to define a person, the most commonplace person we know, but he will not submit to bounds; some unexpected beauty… — Charlotte Mason Copy Share Image
Standing ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and kick one another. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I have been in teen shows for years, so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a… — Adam Brody Copy Share Image
It is an accepted commonplace in psychology that the spiritual level of people acting as a crowd is far lower than the… — Christian Lous Lange Copy Share Image
We do not hug our miracles close. We put them hastily away, preferring the commonplace to live with. — Fulton Oursler Copy Share Image
One who aspires to greatness should read and study, pursuing the True Way with such a firm resolve that he is perfectly… — Yoshida Shoin Copy Share Image
It's very good for an idea to be commonplace. The important thing is that a new idea should develop out of what… — Penelope Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Knowing that others have gone through similar tragedies may be a help, but it should be remembered that every tragedy is not… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
... it is a commonplace that men like war. For peace, in our society, with the feeling we have then that it… — Ruth Benedict Copy Share Image
NBC's pilot season of 1994 is legendary in the business. In a world where failure is commonplace, we midwifed the birth of… — Warren Littlefield Copy Share Image
In very truth it is the unattained which gives zest to the commonplace and brims the cup of our daily life with… — Margaret Elizabeth Sangster Copy Share Image
Every intellectual effort sets us apart from the commonplace, and leads us by hidden and difficult paths to secluded spots where we… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
You get help at the gym. No one complains about that. You get help from your trainer. That's commonplace, and I think… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
Left-wing social policies sicken our behavior and corrupt our culture. People bend principles and sacrifice integrity to get as much as they… — James Cook Copy Share Image
I have found in experiments, people become used to the robots. The less startling they become, the more commonplace they get. If… — David Hanson Copy Share Image
I would want us to start our quest to survive mass extinction by rethinking how we build cities. Cities should be commonplaces… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
