Extraordinary Quotes · Page 90

God is not looking for extraordinary characters as His instruments, but He is looking for humble instruments through whom He can be…

— A. B. Simpson

When you think about it, psychological thrillers often involve extraordinary events happening to ordinary people.

— Fiona Barton

Everyone's life is extraordinary if you look at it closely enough.

— Daniel Mays

Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul, which raises it above the troubles, disorders and emotions which the sight of great perils…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

in the presence of extraordinary actuality, consciousness takes the place of imagination.

— Wallace Stevens

Being honest is what counts. To make the ordinary extraordinary is so much better than starting with the extraordinary.

— Ricky Gervais

For me, Sun Tzu's statement that military force is based upon deception is an extraordinary statement.

— Paul Virilio

Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the seemingly insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these…

— Jim Rohn

In the books by Ruy-Sanchez we find again the erotic conviction that allows us to read with all the skin. The erotic,…

— Alberto Manguel

Ordinary performers have giant TVs. Extraordinary performers have huge libraries.

— Robin Sharma

Does it take a blanket presupposition for a historian to discount some miracle stories as legendary? No, because, as even Bultmann recognized,…

— Robert M. Price

Our top priority is our troops, who are making the extraordinary effort to fulfill the mission they have been given. Democrats will…

— Jim Clyburn

A man in love can do extraordinary things, I don’t care if you’re an angel, you’re my angel, and I won’t let…

— Alexandra Adornetto

I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see…

— David Attenborough

That's important to me, to find the extraordinary inside the ordinary.

— Mark Haddon

Blay said yet again, that old, familiar voice cutting through all of those years of rejection and judgment, giving him not just…

— J.R. Ward

Fabric is the most extraordinary thing; it has life. You must respect the fabric.

— Hubert de Givenchy

There was as big a reaction after the revelations about Assad's chemical weapons. Nevertheless, that photograph did strike a singular chord. Which…

— Stuart Franklin

I come here tonight as a sister, blessed with a brother who is my mentor, my protector and my lifelong friend. And…

— Michelle Obama

In the Islamic world, the U.S. is seen in two quite different ways. One view recognizes what an extraordinary country the U.S.…

— Edward Said

The coming of the printing press must have seemed as if it would turn the world upside down in the way it…

— James E. Burke

Extraordinary observations require extraordinary evidence to make them believable.

— Carl Sagan

There aren't a lot of things that are extraordinary about Putin, but his greed is truly extraordinary.

— Masha Gessen

Superficial people find the extraordinary fascinating, and profound people find the ordinary riveting.

— Julian Barbour

Here's the deal: the extraordinary becomes ordinary really quickly. One minute, everything is new and amazing, the next it's expected.

— Forrest Griffin