quotes about Ordinary Life

last updated: November 28, 2023

I sit there thinking about how much courage it takes to live an ordinary life.
-- Colum McCann

Source : Colum McCann (2009). “Let The Great World Spin”, p.49, Bloomsbury Publishing

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I would not take for granted that my personal life - because I knew better than anybody - that it was just a life. It was surprisingly an ordinary life.
-- Jane Pauley

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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
-- Karen Thompson Walker

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There are no ordinary lives.
-- Ken Burns

Source : "Ken Burns On “The Worst War Ever". Interview with Dave Gilson, www.motherjones.com. August 24, 2007.

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There isn't any such thing as an ordinary life. (92)
-- Lucy Maud Montgomery

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“The internet, Facebook and Twitter have created mass communications and social spaces that regimes cannot control.”
“I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most Grand Slams and be remembered in this world. I certainly don't have to win little tournaments here, there and everywhere, I don't have to win at all. Although I do want to.”
“I believe it will only be known on the last day how much has been accomplished in overseas missions by the prayers of earnest believers at home.”
“This state of mind, which subordinates the interests of the ego to the conservation of the community, is really the first premise for every truly human culture... The basic attitude from which such activity arises, we call-to distinguish it from egoism and selfishness-idealism. By this we understand only the individual's capacity to make sacrifices for the community, for his fellow men.”
“I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Language doesn't belong to grammarians, linguists, wordsmiths, writers, or editors. It belongs to the people who use it. It goes where people want it to go, and, like a balky mule, you can't make it go where it doesn't want to go.”

Source : Rosalie Maggio, The Women's Media Center (2015). “Unspinning the Spin: The Women's Media Center Guide to Fair and Accurate Language”, p.30, Open Road Media
“If I could play any superhero, I'd probably want to play Wonder Woman. She's pretty awesome.”

Source : "Fiona Gubelmann Interview WILFRED". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 16, 2011.
“Coming out as gay was an easy enough matter for me, since I worked in a profession where being gay had a long history of being accepted.”
“The hurt affects your ability to go forward.”
“Maine election law specifies that anyone who is qualified to access the voter file must keep it confidential. And that is directory language. Making the list available is discretionary under the law.”