#ordinary

This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years. People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China's relationship with the outside world. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#because #been #beijing #china #dreaming

I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the formation of exceptional gifts. ↗

— Thornton Wilder

#another #cases #childhood #convinced #essential

Embedded in the larger story of redemption is a principle we must not miss: God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things in the lives of others. ↗

— Paul David Tripp

#god #others #people #change

The problems of language here are really serious. We wish to speak in some way about the structure of the atoms. But we cannot speak about atoms in ordinary language. ↗

— Werner Heisenberg

#atoms #cannot #here #language #ordinary

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. ↗

— Edmund Hillary

#become #decide #extraordinary #extraordinary things #ordinary things

It's when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached. ↗

— Mike Huckabee

#expectations #milestones #opportunity #ordinary #ordinary people

Ukraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people in Ukraine which is a bordering state, very close to Russia, the people of this state are, they didn't want to tolerate anymore the power abuse by Ukrainian officials. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#anymore #bordering #close #could #had

I spent a lot of time protecting myself. I mean, I've met a lot of extraordinary people over the years - and I just wish I had been able to open myself up to them more. ↗

— Diane Keaton

#been #extraordinary #extraordinary people #had #i

Men killing other men really is an extraordinary phenomenon. Why does it happen? And how long has it gone on? And have the motives changed? ↗

— John Keegan

#does #extraordinary #gone #happen #how

I come from an ordinary family - my dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker - and we've always loved racing together. ↗

— Sebastian Vettel

#carpenter #come #dad #family #i