#ordinary

The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people. ↗

— Phil Gramm

#created #extraordinary #freedom #genius #old

Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces. ↗

— Matthew Henry

#always #extraordinary #graces #punishment #sins

We all have the extraordinary coded within us, waiting to be released. ↗

— Jean Houston

#extraordinary #released #us #waiting #within

The Nobel award occasions a unique celebration of the vision of science by the public at large. The prestige the prize confers today is largely due to the extraordinary diligence of the Nobel committees. ↗

— Kenneth G. Wilson

#celebration #committees #confers #diligence #due

There was an outburst of noise and protests, and Jeremy announced I wasn't being logical, of course they wouldn't sell me, because it was illegal, for heaven's sake. Alexa gave him a look that said you're not helping, and Gil smacked him on the back of the head, and Olivia said, yes, that was the only reason they weren't going to sell me. ↗

— Caitlen Rubino-Bradway

#family #ordinary-magic #siblings #family

Speech was given to the ordinary sort or men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it. ↗

— Robert South

#conceal #given #men #mind #ordinary

To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is. ↗

— Bruce Lee

#arts #aspect #closer #easy #easy way

The trouble in life is not that you are extraordinarily or ordinarily talented but you are read posthumously. ↗

— Santosh Kalwar

#life #ordinary #read #talent #trouble

I think you're really nice" "I'm nothing special." it's not a lament. More a statement. ↗

— Elise Valmorbida

#love

The true call of a Christian is not to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way. ↗

— Dean Stanley

#christian #extraordinary #extraordinary things #ordinary #ordinary things