Ordinary People Quotes

302 quotes by 244 authors

Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law,… — Tony Blair
September 11, 2001, revealed heroism in ordinary people who might have gone through their lives never called upon to demonstrate the extent of their courage. — Geraldine Brooks
The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark. — Pam Brown
For far too long the world's poorest people have seen no benefit from the vast natural resources in their own backyards. It is time to… — Nick Clegg
Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses. That… — William J. Clinton
I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up. — Orel Hershiser
We continue, however, to write about important people, prize-winning people, blacks of grandeur, women of great fire, fame or wit. We do not write about… — Jonathan Kozol
We ordinary people must forge our own beauty. We must set fire to the greyness of our labor with the art of our own lives… — Kenji Miyazawa
Terrorism isn't insanity. It grows out of social conditions that are well known: poverty, social oppression, dictatorship, and a void of meaning in the lives… — Deepak Chopra
... In contrast to the "banality of evil," which posits that ordinary people can be responsible for the most despicable acts of cruelty and degradation… — Philip Zimbardo
Listen, my friend, there are two races of beings. The masses teeming and happy - common clay, if you like - eating, breeding, working, counting… — Jean Anouilh
Is it not possible to look beyond the canes, the wheelchairs, the braces, and the crutches into the hearts of the people who have need… — James E. Faust
Don't assume you have to be extraordinary to be used by God. You don't have to have exceptional gifts, talents, abilities, or connections. God specializes… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Ordinary people, even weak people, can do extraordinary things through temporary courage generated by a situation. But the person of character does not need the… — Michael Josephson
Capitalism is not an 'ism.' It is closer to being the opposite of an 'ism,' because it is simply the freedom of ordinary people to… — Thomas Sowell
People who are very aware that they have more knowledge than the average person are often very unaware that they do not have one-tenth of… — Thomas Sowell
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
There are no ordinary people.. it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit. — C.S. Lewis
If governments were kind, they'd realize that conficts are resolved and wars prevented not by armies but by ordinary people. — Scilla Elworthy
Ordinary people love entertainment. Extraordinary people adore education. — Robin Sharma

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