(484 quotes found)
“Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day!”
William Arthur Ward
“Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.Today can be a healthy unusual day for you -- and for others -- if you take time to give someone a smile . . . to express a word of kindness . . . to lend a helping hand to someone in need . . . to write a note of gratitude . . . to give a word of encouragement to someone who is temporarily overcome with problems . . . to share a portion of your material possessions with others.”
“Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes"; They will say, "Women don't have what it takes";”
Clare Boothe Luce
“I was never unusually squeamish; I could sometimes eat a fried rat with a good relish, if it was necessary”
Henry David Thoreau
“I was also given more unusual things to do - like I become a cat in one scene! I loved that, because I have two cats at home.”
Emma Watson
“All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them.”
Charles M. Schwab
“Greatness, generally speaking, is an unusual quantity of a usual quality grafted upon a common man.”
William Allen White
“[Angelina Jolie and I] love each other. IF that's unusual these days, that's sad.”
James Haven
“I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.”
Phil Lout
“John said that when we played a funeral in Marion it was the most unusual job we've had. The woman who passed away was a big fan of big band music, and her husband had us play some of her favorites in the church during the funeral. It was well-received and added a lighter touch to an otherwise very sad day for the family.”
Dave Miller