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title: "4 Ordinary Bloke Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I can't explain my popularity. I suppose I'm just an ordinary bloke, and a lot of people see a little bit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/i-can-t-explain-my-popularity-i-suppose-i-m-just-an-ordinary-bloke/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

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> [The ordinary bloke will not voluntarily pay for "art" that leaves him unmoved--if he does pay for it, the money has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-heinlein/the-ordinary-bloke-will-not-voluntarily-pay-for-art-that-leaves-him/)

[Robert A. Heinlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-heinlein/)

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> [The interesting thing about Hain is that he's not a very interesting character. He's not fabulously clever. He's not a great policeman.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robbie-coltraine/the-interesting-thing-about-hain-is-that-he-s-not-a-very-interesting/)

[Robbie Coltraine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robbie-coltraine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/robbie-coltraine-37697_about_the-interesting-thing-about-hain-is-that_1094300.png)

> [I think that the ordinary bloke has an instinctive sense that it wouldn't be too bad if the weather warmed up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-lawson/i-think-that-the-ordinary-bloke-has-an-instinctive-sense-that-it/)

[Nigel Lawson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-lawson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff1/nigel-lawson-31428_blokes_i-think-that-the-ordinary-bloke-has-an-i_2732688.jpg)

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