Mundanity Of Excellence Quotes & Sayings

I cannot tell good art from bad art. I have no eye for it. — Seth MacFarlane

In other words, we want to believe that Mark Spitz was born to swim in a way that none of us were and that none of us could. We don't want to sit on the pool deck and watch him progress from amateur to expert. We prefer our excellence fully formed. We prefer mystery to mundanity. — Angela Duckworth

I love handbags. And shoes. Investing in like a great handbag or a pair of shoes can really make or break an outfit. It's fun to mix and match high street with luxury brands and throw in a bit of vintage as well. — Miranda Kerr

He wished he had some kind of X-ray vision for the human heart. — Kim Edwards

I'm simply saying that there are advantages in sending a skilled diplomat who can always say, 'I'll get back to you on that, Mr. Minister'. — Theodore C. Sorensen

For the sacrificed, in the hour of sacrifice, only one thing counts: faith-alone among enemies and skeptics. Faith, in spite of the humiliation which is both the necessary precondition and the consequence of faith, faith without any hope of compensation other than he can find in a faith which reality seems so thoroughly to refute. — Dag Hammarskjold

What if there's a fire?" Glenna said sweetly, and Cian merely smiled. "Then I guess you'd better open a window, and fly. — Nora Roberts

You politicians make me sick with your heroics!
How to die with valor. How to die with dignity.

When you should be learning: how to live like a human being. — Nathan Toulane

You and me," he shouted. "We're going to make new memories. Ones that you aren't afraid of. And it's going to be amazing. — Jay McLean

When the citizens of a nation will no longer volunteer to defend it, then it is probably not worth saving. No nation has the right to survive with conscript troops, and in the long run, no nation ever has. — Robert A. Heinlein

If it's sent by ship then it's a cargo, if it's sent by road then it's a shipment. — Dave Allen