Extraordinary Quotes

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The great corporations of this country were not founded by ordinary people. They were founded by people with extraordinary intelligence, ambition, and aggressiveness. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
The true call of a Christian is not to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way. — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
I do think that being the second [female Supreme Court Justice] is wonderful, because it is a sign that being a woman in a place… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of… — Balthus
The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself. — Bear Grylls
What an immense impression Paris made upon me. It is the most extraordinary place in the world! — Charles Dickens
How could any entrepreneur, confronted by such amazing opportunities to help transform the world and to do so with such extraordinary colleagues, be tempted to… — Bill Drayton
Level 5 leaders are differentiated from other levels of leaders in that they have a wonderful blend of personal humility combined with extraordinary professional will.… — James C. Collins
Ordinary [people] avoid troubles. Extraordinary [people] turn them into advantage. — Unknown Author
Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them. — Vincent McNabb
A Galileo could no more be elected president of the United States than he could be elected Pope of Rome. Both high posts are reserved… — H. L. Mencken
Hitler's success was not based on his extraordinary gifts alone. His genius was an intuitive sense of the mushiness, the character flaws, the weakness masquerading… — Pat Buchanan
Women are extraordinary in lacking the estrus, or period of heat. The females of most other primate species become sexually active, to the point of… — E. O. Wilson
In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. — Aaron Rose
The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father. — Austin O'Malley
There is extraordinary chemistry that exists in long-term relationships — Jay Conrad Levinson
Extraordinary scenes there at the end. I think some of the crowd chanting 'Italy! Italy!' were actually Irish. — Unknown Author
Oh, how great is the goodness of God, greater than we can understand. There are moments and there are mysteries of the divine mercy over… — Mary Faustina Kowalska
When the human body is put under exceptional strain, a range of dormant genes in the DNA are expressed and extraordinary physiological processes are activated. — K. Anders Ericsson
The weave of the personal and the political finally proves as irresistible as it is moving, partly because it has been drawn from extraordinary life. — Manohla Dargis
A wonderful, warm, positive individual who exhibits the values that are prerequisite to a significant faculty post in higher education, I think that it is… — Unknown Author
I dont like going for more than a year without doing theater. I dont mind falling flat on my face so long as I feel… — Sophie Okonedo
My experience of fundamental Truth is that it’s a place of extraordinary intelligence. It’s a place from which great intelligence arises. I call it a… — Adyashanti
Jerusalem Maiden is a page-turning and thought-provoking novel. Extraordinary sensory detail vividly conjures another time and place; heroine Esther Kaminsky’s poignant struggle transcends time and… — Binnie Kirshenbaum
But here I am today recording this and I'm in the studio with all the others on a clean mic. It's extraordinary, the actor's found… — John Leeson

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