Ordinary Quotes

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It seems probable to me that God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles, of such sizes and figures, and… — Isaac Newton
All knowledge is good. It is impossible to say any fragment of knowledge, however insignificant or remote from one's ordinary pursuits, may not some day… — Thomas Huxley
Though the parallel is not complete, it is safe to say that science will never touch them unaided by its practical applications. Its wonders may… — Arthur Balfour
From all we have learnt about the structure of living matter, we must be prepared to find it working in a manner that cannot be… — Erwin Schrodinger
There is an attraction and a charm inherent in the colossal that is not subject to ordinary theories of art ... The tower will be… — Gustave Eiffel
The footsteps of Nature are to be trac'd, not only in her ordinary course, but when she seems to be put to her shifts, to… — Robert Hooke
One cannot be a good historian of the outward, visible world without giving some thought to the hidden, private life of ordinary people; and on… — Victor Hugo
Education is here placed among the articles of public care, not that it would be proposed to take its ordinary branches out of the hands… — Thomas Jefferson
Their example gives witness to the fact that baptism commits Christians to participate boldly in the spread of the Kingdom of God, cooperating if necessary… — Pope Benedict XVI
I have learned that what I have not drawn I have never really seen, and that when I start drawing an ordinary thing, I realize… — Frederick Franck
There are no ordinary people.. it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit. — C.S. Lewis
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, then that this universall Frame, is without a Minde.… — Francis Bacon
I am aware that the conclusions arrived at in this work will be denounced by some as highly irreligious; but he who denounces them is… — Charles Darwin
This is the way of meditation: encountering the present in all its tremendous beauty, just being in the present. Inside, the mind stops. Outside, the… — Rajneesh
If governments were kind, they'd realize that conficts are resolved and wars prevented not by armies but by ordinary people. — Scilla Elworthy
[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help in baptism and… — Martin Luther
I have dedicated my time here on earth to find the tools that can help each of us experience an extraordinary quality of life. I… — Tony Robbins
Ordinary people love entertainment. Extraordinary people adore education. — Robin Sharma
That which you or I think is most unique about ourselves we hide. In ordinary discourse, in the normal state, we share our common self,… — Robert E. Quinn
But she had felt since childhod that her life would n ot be ordinary. A moment would come- she would know it when she saw… — Kim Edwards
It will not be enough to rely on experts. Ordinary citizens must become experts too. It will take public opinion on a wide scale to… — Mikhail Gorbachev
One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making it an offense to keep… — Joseph Story
The ruling class doesn't care about public safety. Having made it very difficult for States and localities to police themselves, having left ordinary citizens with… — Malcolm Wallop
Creation,' in the ordinary sense of the word, is perfectly conceivable. I find no difficulty in conceiving that, at some former period, this universe was… — Thomas Huxley
The moment one starts sharing one`s being without any motive life becomes a sweet fragrance. It is all honey. Then everything remains the same, yet… — Rajneesh

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