Uncommon Quotes

178 Uncommon quotes by 147 unique authors

Adventure is the invitation to common people to become uncommon. — Warren Miller
To have an uncommon lifestyle, you need to develop the uncommon habit of making decisions, both for yourself and for others. — Tim Ferriss
It is not uncommon in modern times to see governments straining every nerve to keep the peace, and the people whom they represent, with patriotic… — Elihu Root
It is not insignificant that my first apprehension of the love of God was granted in an experience with my father. Nor is it generally… — Walter Wangerin
Holiness does not consist in doing uncommon things, but in doing every thing with purity of heart. — Henry Edward Manning
Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence. — Patrick Lencioni
With impeccable prose, dry wit, and uncommon wisdom, Ted Thompson brings to life one family's painful disappointments and powerful resilience. The Land of Steady Habits… — Maggie Shipstead
In some European theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three LONG intermissions, because people actually eat and drink and converse… — Joe Bob Briggs
...In the vast majority of drug experiments, it is not uncommon for none or one or two of hundreds of patients to benefit from the… — Ted Gup
"I am not afeard, my Heart's-delight," resumed the Captain. "There's been most uncommon bad weather in them latitudes, there's no denyin', and they have drove… — Charles Dickens
Virtue is uncommon in all the classes of humanity; and I suppose it will scarcely be imagined more frequent in a prison than in other… — Samuel Johnson
The future belongs to the common man with uncommon determination. — Baba Amte
God grants us an uncommon life to the degree we surrender our common one. — Max Lucado
But tell me: how did gold get to be the highest value? Because it is uncommon and useless and gleaming and gentle in its brilliance;… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had… — Charles Perrault
The way I think of it, economics and ecology occupy two intellectual silos, isolated from each other. Even when they do take each other into… — Charles C. Mann
To say this sacred prayer [the Kaddish, prayer for the dead] for a Gentile is a most uncommon proceeding, but so unanimous and ardent is… — Abraham Cahan
Uncommon things must be said in common words, if you would have them to be received in less than a century. — Coventry Patmore
You now have six-year campaigns for the Senate - you never stop running. It's not uncommon for a member of the Senate to have a… — Evan Bayh
It's not at all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for the… — Jeff Abbott
Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon. — Mike Easley
It is not that uncommon for the cost of an abstraction to outweigh the benefit it delivers. Kill one today! — John Carmack
I have lost a little bit of flexibility, but the doctors say with any kind of torn ligament it is not uncommon for the injury… — Michael Chang
Organized common (or uncommon) sense -- very basic knowledge -- is an enormously powerful tool. There are huge dangers with computers. People calculate too much… — Charlie Munger
Every day I wake up and that’s my goal, to be on a constant quest for knowledge and do something different, being unique and being… — Russell Wilson

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