“The exercise of magical power is the exercise of natural powers, but superior to the ordinary functions of Nature. A miracle is not a violation of the laws of Nature, except for ignorant people. Magic is but a science, a profound knowledge of the Occult forces in Nature, and of the laws governing the visible or the invisible world. Spiritualism in the hands of an adept becomes Magic, for he is learned in the art of blending together the laws of the Universe, without breaking any of them and thereby violating Nature.” PeopleWorldArtHandsTogetherLawUniverseForceNaturalMagicExerciseOrdinaryFunctionMiracleProfoundInvisibleIgnorantSuperiorsVisibleLaws Of NatureViolationGoverningOccultSpiritualismAdeptIgnorant People Author:H. P. Blavatsky
“Most people call something profound, not because it is near some important truth but because it is distant from ordinary life. Thus, darkness is profound to the eye, silence to the ear; what-is-not is the profundity of what-is.” PeopleImportantEyeSilenceDarknessOrdinaryEarsProfoundOrdinary LifeProfundity Author:W. H. Auden
“Warhol came from an ordinary family and he had a profound understanding about capitalism and material culture. He was probably one of the few Western artists - or artists from the United States - that could be considered a true product of his time and brought out that kind of spirit of the culture.” KindStatesSpiritArtistCultureUnderstandingUnitedUnited StatesMaterialsProductsOrdinaryCapitalismProfoundWesternWarhol Author:Ai Weiwei
“Superficial people find the extraordinary fascinating, and profound people find the ordinary riveting.” PeopleOrdinaryProfoundExtraordinaryFascinatingSuperficial Author:Julian Barbour
“Now when you transfer into the conscious parenting paradigm, you have to release those pressures and those fears... you actually think into the very ordinary but profound moment to moment connection to your children and you do away with those extraneous attachments to achievement or beauty or wealth or success. And while those things have their place, they don't overwhelm or override the life of the parent and child. Your life is actually suddenly liberated.” ThinkingChildrenMomentsLife IsParentWealthAchievementOrdinaryConsciousConnectionsPressureOur ChildrenProfoundReleaseYour ChildrenAttachmentParadigmLiberatedTransfersChildren And Parents Author:Shefali Tsabary
“I am more than happy to invite my five favorite fictional characters. Let's see. First on my list is Sam Gamgee from The Lord of The Rings. Sam is a beautiful character; in him, we find the profound heroism of an ordinary person. He epitomizes the saying that courage isn't not being afraid, courage is going anyway. I just love that.” FirstsPersonsCharacterBeautifulLordFiveOrdinaryProfoundListsRingsInvitesHeroismBeing AfraidOrdinary PersonFictional CharacterSam Gamgee Author:Megan Chance
“Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.” FoundStudyTeacherTeachingLessonsOrdinaryOriginalsManagementExcellenceProfoundInsightRetirementMediocrityExemplary Book:Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration Source: Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
“you're an insomniac, you tell yourself: there are profound truths revealed only to the insomniac by night like those phosphorescent minerals veined and glimmering in the dark but coarse and ordinary otherwise; you have to examine such minerals in the absence of light to discover their beauty, you tell yourself.” LightNightDarkOrdinaryProfoundAbsenceMineralsCoarseInsomniacProfound TruthTruth Revealed Book:Heat and other stories Source: Heat and other stories
“Most inexperienced cooks believe, mistakenly, that a fine cake is less challenging to produce than a fine souffle or mousse. I know, however, that a good cake is like a good marriage: from the outside, it looks ordinary, sometimes unremarkable, yet cut into it, taste it, and you know that it is nothing of the sort. It is the sublime result oflong and patient experience, a confection whose success relies on a profound understanding of compatibilities and tastes; on a respect for measurement, balance, chemistry and heat; on a history of countless errors overcome.” KnowsBelieveLooksSometimesUnderstandingChallengesResultsCuttingProduceFineBalanceTasteOrdinaryOvercomingErrorsProfoundPatientCooksHeatRelyChemistryCakeSublimeMeasurementGood MarriageCompatibilitySouffle Author:Julia Glass
“... In contrast to the "banality of evil," which posits that ordinary people can be responsible for the most despicable acts of cruelty and degradation of their fellows, I posit the "banality of heroism," which unfurls the banner of the heroic Everyman and Everywoman who heed the call to service to humanity when their time comes to act. When that bell rings, they will know that it rings for them. It sounds a call to uphold what is best in human nature that rises above the powerful pressures of Situation and System as the profound assertion of human dignity opposing evil.” PeopleKnowsHumansHumanityEvilSoundPowerfulSituationHuman NatureHeroOrdinaryDignityPressureResponsibleFellowsProfoundRingsCrueltyHeroicContrastBellsHeroismOrdinary PeopleRise AboveAssertionOpposingHeedDegradationBeing ResponsibleHuman DignityBannerDespicableService To HumanityBanalityEveryman Author:Philip Zimbardo