Ordirary Quotes & Sayings

Does any (MFA) program really improve anybody, as much as simply identifying them? And, after identifying them, not ruining them? — Chang-rae Lee

People want national championship banners. People want to talk about Indiana being competitive. How do we get there? We don't get there with milk and cookies. — Bobby Knight

As you may know, I'm a native Texan. In fact I'm a fifth generation Texan. — Ken Starr

I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would not have gone to a 3 o'clock in the morning session, for the sake of defeating the Nebraska bill. — Gerrit Smith

I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas. — Norman Granz

Those who refuse to engage in politics will be led by their inferiors — Plato

I don't persuade to suicide. — Jack Kevorkian

Pray that this year you may be holy, humble, zealous, and patient; have closer communion with Christ, and enter more often into the banqueting-house of His love. Pray that you may be an example and a blessing to others, and that you may live more to the glory of your Master. The motto for this year must be, Continue ... in prayer. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

42. The word "desire" means "of the sire" or "of the father." In other words, that strong impulse to achieve something is actually the "something" already in you, seeking to come out! — Derek Rydall

But wasn't time for what was. Was time to settle up the future. — J.D. Jordan

Expect the best and people will rise to the occasion. — James Kerr

You could start a small fire ... with [photo] books I hate, and use that light to look at mine. — John Gossage

Unfortunate events though potentially a source of anger and despair have equal potential to be a source of spiritual growth. Whether or not this is the outcome depends on your response. — Dalai Lama

Nothing is ordirary. Sometimes people talk about 'an ordinary day'. This annoys me, because no two days are the same, and we have no idea how many more days of life we have left. Perhaps even worse than 'ordinary' hens or 'ordinary' days is talking about an 'ordinary' boy or girl. This is the sort of thing we say when we can't be bothered to get to know people better. — Jostein Gaarder

So many are alive who don't seem to care. Casual, easy, they move in the world as though untouched. But you take pleasure in the faces of those who know they thirst. You cherish those who grip you for survival. — Rainer Maria Rilke

When you start becoming really successful, the demons start to tempt you - the demons of vanity and self importance, drug abuse, the feelings of fraudulence. But, it's also a thrill. That's what I found weird. — Ethan Hawke