“If, by chance, someone among those men of extraordinary talent is found who has firmness of soul and who refuses to yield to the genius of his age and to debase himself with childish works, woe unto him! He will die in poverty and oblivion.” IfsMenSoulAgeDiesFoundChancePovertyTalentGeniusExtraordinaryRefuseYieldWoeOblivionFirmnessWoe Unto Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“It is not mere chance that makes families speak of a child who is 'extraordinary for his age' and also of an old man who is 'extraordinary for his age'; the extraordinariness lies in their behaving like human beings when they are either not yet or no longer men.” MenHumansChildrenAgeLyingSpeakChanceHuman BeingsMereExtraordinaryOld Man Book:La vieillesse Source: La vieillesse
“Journalism is an extraordinary and terrible privilege. Not by chance, if you are aware of it, does it consume you with a hundred feelings of inadequacy. Not by chance, when I find myself going through an event or an important encounter, does it seize me like anguish, a fear of not having enough eyes and enough ears and enough brains to look and listen and understand like a worm hidden in the wood of history.” IfsLooksDoeImportantEnoughFeelingsEyeChanceBrainEventsTerribleHundredEarsExtraordinaryPrivilegeWoodsJournalismEncountersAnguishWormsInadequacyFeelings Of Inadequacy Author:Oriana Fallaci
“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.” LifeInspirationWomenChanceSelf EsteemOvercomingExcellenceExtraordinaryNotionMaking A DifferenceMediocre Book:Respect for Acting Source: Respect for Acting
“Organization is simply the means by which the acts of ordinary men can be made to add up to extraordinary results. To this idea of progress that does not wait on some lucky break, some chance discovery, or some rare stroke of genius, but instead is achieved through systematic, cumulative effort, the engineer has contributed brilliantly.” MenMeanDoeMadeIdeasWaitingChanceResultsEffortBreakProgressGeniusLuckyOrdinaryDiscoveryOrganizationLuckAddExtraordinaryEngineersStrokesBrillianceSystematicOrdinary ManCumulativeLucky Breaks Author:William Wickenden
“The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes. But when you hit a wall in your personal life, and you screw up, people don't give you a chance to navigate your way through it and tap into what's extraordinary about you.” PeopleWorldWayGivingChanceWallExtraordinaryVery GoodPersonal LifeStatus QuoScrewsNavigateScrew UpsBasking Author:Viola Davis