Extraordinary Quotes - page 7

The elasticity of Shakespeare is extraordinary. (Kenneth Branagh)
The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me. View quote
Chris Van Allsburg
I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it. View quote
Laura Hillenbrand
Maybe we're all like that with our mothers. They seem ordinary until one day they're extraordinary. View quote
Lisa See
A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations. As you become more famous, people come and expect to hear something extraordinary, so you don't want to disappoint them. I feel this sense of responsibility. View quote
Andrea Bocelli
I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby. View quote
Celine Dion
I have a love affair with tomatoes and corn. I remember them from my childhood. I only had them in the summer. They were extraordinary. View quote
Alice Waters
What ultimately happened is that my country had a war. I think it would be extraordinary, as a writer, not to want to write about that. View quote
Aminatta Forna
If the golden gate of preferment is not usually opened to men of real merit, persons of no worth have entered it in a most extraordinary manner. View quote
Isaac D'Israeli
I believe the structure of 'House of Leaves' is far more difficult to explain than it is to read. And while I'd like to lay claim to some extraordinary act of originality, truth is I'm only taking advantage of capabilities inherent in everyone. View quote
Mark Z. Danielewski
The America I know is great - not because government made it great but because ordinary citizens like me, like my father and like you are given the opportunity every day to do extraordinary things. (Mia Love)
We were doing it under the most extraordinary circumstances, but the first out of the tent in the morning would be David Lean. He said to me on the very first day of shooting, Pete, this is the beginning of a great adventure. View quote
Peter O'Toole
I had never been to a fashion show before going to the Burberry show last month. It was an extraordinary spectacle. I was incredibly green and had no idea what an undertaking it is. I also have a new respect for models because they are so close to the front row and must be so self-conscious. View quote
Eddie Redmayne
In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. View quote
Aaron Rose
One of the most extraordinary things about being a spiritual teacher is the rare privilege of being able to look deeply into the very souls of many human beings at the same time. View quote
Andrew Cohen
For the past 25 years as an adoption attorney, I have witnessed the extraordinary courage and compassion of women - from age 14 to 40 - facing unplanned pregnancy. Not once did I believe that the government should interfere with their personal and private decision. View quote
Ann McLane Kuster
Only when inspired to go beyond consciousness by some extraordinary insight does beauty manifest unexpectedly. View quote
Arthur Erickson
It was one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life, my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Men's Health Crisis made the evening an extraordinary experience. View quote
Bernadette Peters
The Southbank Centre Unlimited Festival was a distinct moment in time, an amazing counterpoint to the London 2012 Paralympics. There is no question that a major shift in perspective is taking place, that the world is waking up and greeting - as if for the first time - the extraordinary community of people with disability. View quote
Charles Hazlewood
Pick up a sunflower and count the florets running into its centre, or count the spiral scales of a pine cone or a pineapple, running from its bottom up its sides to the top, and you will find an extraordinary truth: recurring numbers, ratios and proportions. View quote
Charles Jencks
Northern Uganda presents a situation of extraordinary violation of the rights of children. (Carol Bellamy)
I don't have the time to tell you all the things I've learned from this cast. It's an extraordinary ensemble because we all support each other so well. View quote
David Hyde Pierce
The entrepreneurial life is one of challenge, work, dedication, perseverance, exhilaration, agony, accomplishment, failure, sacrifice, control, powerlessness...but ultimately, extraordinary satisfaction. View quote
David S. Rose
I've had some lovely extraordinary experiences on New Year's Eve. View quote
Debbie Harry
I've had a lot of different lives. I was adopted, I grew up in Nebraska, and then I went to Northwestern... Then I had this really extraordinary, different life than my parents. View quote
Dan Chaon