Ordinary Quotes

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This is a place for ordinary human compassion of the kind that is reconciling — Unknown Author
Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not… — Confucius
That's what I am, Frank thought, an ordinary genius. He had unlocked the secret of radio. The sport of the ordinary! Brillliant me like Reed… — Garrison Keillor
What ideal, immutable Platonic cloud could equal the beauty and perfection of any ordinary everyday cloud floating over, say, Tuba City, Arizona, on a hot… — Edward Abbey
I am afraid the ordinary citizen will not like to be told that the banks can, and do, create money...And they who control the credit… — Reginald McKenna
Skeptics, who flatly deny the existence of any unexplained phenomenon in the name of 'rationalism,' are among the primary contributors to the rejection of science… — Jacques Vallee
What turns ordinary people into overachievers is the way they use their minds when they are called on to perform. — John Eliot
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men. — Thucydides
It is best for ordinary men to have only one wife ! — Akbar
Seldom in the business and transactions of ordinary life, do we find the sympathy we want. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The ordinary adult never gives a thought to space-time problems ... I, on the contrary, developed so slowly that I did not begin to wonder… — Albert Einstein
The wireless telegraph is not difficult to understand. The ordinary telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and… — Albert Einstein
I have always been fascinated by the poetic condition of twilight. By its transformative quality. Its power of turning the ordinary into something magical and… — Gregory Crewdson
The church has long used the concept of sacraments--outward signs of inward grace--to name the spaces where God meets us in an especially present way.… — Lauren F. Winner
In the midst of an ordinary training day, I try to remind myself that I am preparing for the extraordinary. — Shalane Flanagan
Ordinary people do not question the commonly accepted version of reality. They conform to the standard values of subduing enemies and cherishing friends and family.… — Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Neither marriage's heart nor adventure are found in the banner days, those events we record and look back on. The glory is the ordinary. — R. C. Sproul, Jr.
My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that… — Jennifer Garner
I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our ongoing conversation. — Diane Sawyer
I'm not a star, and I don't want to be a star. Stars fall. I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job. — Bernie Mac
They see me as an ordinary guy, like a construction worker or the guy who delivers your piano — Clark Gable
Whenever I become discouraged (which is on alternate Tuesdays, between three and four) I lift my spirits by remembering: The artists are on our side!… — Howard Zinn
At the very least, my tastes are out of the ordinary. — Sherilyn Fenn
Every magic trick consists of three parts, or acts. The first part is called the Pledge. The magician shows you something ordinary. The second act… — Michael Caine
In the ordinary moral universe, the good will do the best they can, the worst will do the worst they can, but if you want… — Christopher Hitchens

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