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Commonplace Quotes

Let me beg you, not to rest contented with the commonplace religion that is now so prevalent Picture Quote #1

No amount of toying with shades of print or with printing papers will transform a commonplace photograph into anything other than a commonplace photograph Picture Quote #1

Men of genius are not to be analysed by commonplace rules. The rest of us who have been or are leaders, more commonplace in our quality, will do well to remember two things. One is never to forget posterity when devising a policy. The other is never to think of posterity when making a speech Picture Quote #1

Do not try to paint the grandiose thing. Paint the commonplace so that it will be distinguished Picture Quote #1

We attempt to define a person, the most commonplace person we know, but he will not submit to bounds; some unexpected beauty of nature breaks out; we find he is not what we thought, and begin to suspect that every person exceeds our power of measurement Picture Quote #1

Be not content with the common place in character anymore than with the commonplace in ambition or intellectual attainment. Do not expect that you will make any lasting or very strong impression on the world through intellectual power without the use of an equal amount of conscience and heart Picture Quote #1

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Born to an age where horror has become commonplace, where tragedy has, by its monotonous repetition, become a parody of sorrow, we need to fence off a few parks where humans try to be fair, where skill has some hope of reward, where absurdity has a harder time than usual getting a ticket Picture Quote #1

Do we fear suffering or apathy most? Is it from experience or the monotony of a commonplace existence that we quickest flee? Picture Quote #1

When you love something, whether it’s jam and cheese sandwiches or wearing your pyjamas as pants, you forget that it was ever anything other than commonplace Picture Quote #1

In the most commonplace, tiresome, ridiculous, malicious, coarse, crude, or even crooked people or events I had to seek out rare things, good things, comic things, and I did so Picture Quote #1

It seems to be a general rule that sciences begin their development with the unusual. They have to develop considerable sophistication before they interest themselves in the commonplace Picture Quote #1

As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to be bold, so poignant it does not have to be pretty, so true it does not have to be real. Shibumi is understanding, rather than knowledge. Eloquent silence. In demeanor, it is modesty without pudency. In art, where the spirit of shibumi takes the form of sabi, it is elegant simplicity, articulate brevity. In philosophy, where shibumi emerges as wabi, it is spiritual tranquility that is not passive; it is being without the angst of becoming Picture Quote #1

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A poet is not somebody who has great thoughts. That is the menial duty of the philosopher. A poet is somebody who expresses his thoughts, however commonplace they may be, exquisitely. That is the one and only difference between the poet and everybody else Picture Quote #1

Why do most great pictures look uncontrived? Why do photographers bother with the deception, especially since it so often requires the hardest work of all? The answer is, I think, that the deception is necessary if the goal of art is to be reached: only pictures that look as if they had been easily made can convincingly suggest that beauty is commonplace Picture Quote #1

Water reflects everything it encounters. This is so commonplace that we think water is blue, when in fact it has no color... But the water, the glorious water everywhere, has taught me that we are more than what we reflect or love. This is the work of compassion: to embrace everything clearly without imposing who we are and without losing who we are Picture Quote #1

Someday hopefully it won’t be necessary to allocate a special evening to celebrate where we are and how far we’ve come…someday women writers, producers and crew members will be so commonplace, and roles and salaries for actresses will outstrip those for men, and pigs will fly Picture Quote #1

I ask the reader to remember that what is most obvious may be most worthy of analysis. Fertile vistas may open out when commonplace facts are examined from a fresh point of view Picture Quote #1

A designer…has the true responsibility to give his audiences not what they think they want, for this is almost invariably the usual, the accustomed, the obvious, and hence, the unspontaneous. Rather, he should provide that quality of thought and intuition which rejects the ineffectual commonplace for effectual originality Picture Quote #1

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Life is either a reproducible, almost commonplace manifestation of matter, given certain conditions, or a miracle. Too many steps are involved to allow for something in between Picture Quote #1

The mystery religions were instituted in order to protect the marvels of the commonplace from those who would devalue them Picture Quote #1

I look around my neighborhood, and I see people hailing a cab or ordering their food and then paying for it all with their phone. I’ve read about that stuff for a really long time, and now it’s starting to become commonplace Picture Quote #1

I want to be great, or nothing. I won’t be a commonplace dauber, so I don’t intend to try any more Picture Quote #1

The more intelligence one has, the more people one finds original. Commonplace people see no difference between men Picture Quote #1

We live in an age of miracles so commonplace that it can be difficult to see them as anything other than part of the daily texture of living Picture Quote #1

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A dim consciousness of infinite mystery and grandeur lies beneath all the commonplace of life. There is an awfulness and a majesty around us, in all our little worldliness Picture Quote #1

What is terrible is that after every one of the phases of my life is finished, I am left with no more than some banal commonplace that everyone knows Picture Quote #1

Life seems so vulgar, so easily content with the commonplace things of every day, and yet it always nurses and cherishes certain higher claims in secret, and looks about for the means of satisfying them Picture Quote #1

Ballet is the body rising. Ballet is ceremonial and hieratic. Its disdain for the commonplace material world is the source of its authority and glamour Picture Quote #1

To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity Picture Quote #1

Have you beheld a man skillful in his work? Before kings is where he will station himself; he will not station himself before commonplace men Picture Quote #1

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Let me beg you, not to rest contented with the commonplace religion that is now so prevalent (Commonplace Quotes) No amount of toying with shades of print or with printing papers will transform a commonplace photograph into anything other than a commonplace photograph (Commonplace Quotes) Men of genius are not to be analysed by commonplace rules. The rest of us who have been or are leaders, more commonplace in our quality, will do well to remember two things. One is never to forget posterity when devising a policy. The other is never to think of posterity when making a speech (Commonplace Quotes) Do not try to paint the grandiose thing. Paint the commonplace so that it will be distinguished (Commonplace Quotes) We attempt to define a person, the most commonplace person we know, but he will not submit to bounds; some unexpected beauty of nature breaks out; we find he is not what we thought, and begin to suspect that every person exceeds our power of measurement (Commonplace Quotes) Be not content with the common place in character anymore than with the commonplace in ambition or intellectual attainment. Do not expect that you will make any lasting or very strong impression on the world through intellectual power without the use of an equal amount of conscience and heart (Commonplace Quotes) Born to an age where horror has become commonplace, where tragedy has, by its monotonous repetition, become a parody of sorrow, we need to fence off a few parks where humans try to be fair, where skill has some hope of reward, where absurdity has a harder time than usual getting a ticket (Commonplace Quotes) Do we fear suffering or apathy most? Is it from experience or the monotony of a commonplace existence that we quickest flee? (Commonplace Quotes) When you love something, whether it’s jam and cheese sandwiches or wearing your pyjamas as pants, you forget that it was ever anything other than commonplace (Commonplace Quotes) In the most commonplace, tiresome, ridiculous, malicious, coarse, crude, or even crooked people or events I had to seek out rare things, good things, comic things, and I did so (Commonplace Quotes) It seems to be a general rule that sciences begin their development with the unusual. They have to develop considerable sophistication before they interest themselves in the commonplace (Commonplace Quotes) As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to be bold, so poignant it does not have to be pretty, so true it does not have to be real. Shibumi is understanding, rather than knowledge. Eloquent silence. In demeanor, it is modesty without pudency. In art, where the spirit of shibumi takes the form of sabi, it is elegant simplicity, articulate brevity. In philosophy, where shibumi emerges as wabi, it is spiritual tranquility that is not passive; it is being without the angst of becoming (Commonplace Quotes) A poet is not somebody who has great thoughts. That is the menial duty of the philosopher. A poet is somebody who expresses his thoughts, however commonplace they may be, exquisitely. That is the one and only difference between the poet and everybody else (Commonplace Quotes) Why do most great pictures look uncontrived? Why do photographers bother with the deception, especially since it so often requires the hardest work of all? The answer is, I think, that the deception is necessary if the goal of art is to be reached: only pictures that look as if they had been easily made can convincingly suggest that beauty is commonplace (Commonplace Quotes) Water reflects everything it encounters. This is so commonplace that we think water is blue, when in fact it has no color... But the water, the glorious water everywhere, has taught me that we are more than what we reflect or love. This is the work of compassion: to embrace everything clearly without imposing who we are and without losing who we are (Commonplace Quotes) Someday hopefully it won’t be necessary to allocate a special evening to celebrate where we are and how far we’ve come…someday women writers, producers and crew members will be so commonplace, and roles and salaries for actresses will outstrip those for men, and pigs will fly (Commonplace Quotes) I ask the reader to remember that what is most obvious may be most worthy of analysis. Fertile vistas may open out when commonplace facts are examined from a fresh point of view (Commonplace Quotes) A designer…has the true responsibility to give his audiences not what they think they want, for this is almost invariably the usual, the accustomed, the obvious, and hence, the unspontaneous. Rather, he should provide that quality of thought and intuition which rejects the ineffectual commonplace for effectual originality (Commonplace Quotes) Life is either a reproducible, almost commonplace manifestation of matter, given certain conditions, or a miracle. Too many steps are involved to allow for something in between (Commonplace Quotes) The mystery religions were instituted in order to protect the marvels of the commonplace from those who would devalue them (Commonplace Quotes) I look around my neighborhood, and I see people hailing a cab or ordering their food and then paying for it all with their phone. I’ve read about that stuff for a really long time, and now it’s starting to become commonplace (Commonplace Quotes) I want to be great, or nothing. I won’t be a commonplace dauber, so I don’t intend to try any more (Commonplace Quotes) The more intelligence one has, the more people one finds original. Commonplace people see no difference between men (Commonplace Quotes) We live in an age of miracles so commonplace that it can be difficult to see them as anything other than part of the daily texture of living (Commonplace Quotes) A dim consciousness of infinite mystery and grandeur lies beneath all the commonplace of life. There is an awfulness and a majesty around us, in all our little worldliness (Commonplace Quotes) What is terrible is that after every one of the phases of my life is finished, I am left with no more than some banal commonplace that everyone knows (Commonplace Quotes) Life seems so vulgar, so easily content with the commonplace things of every day, and yet it always nurses and cherishes certain higher claims in secret, and looks about for the means of satisfying them (Commonplace Quotes) Ballet is the body rising. Ballet is ceremonial and hieratic. Its disdain for the commonplace material world is the source of its authority and glamour (Commonplace Quotes) To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity (Commonplace Quotes) Have you beheld a man skillful in his work? Before kings is where he will station himself; he will not station himself before commonplace men (Commonplace Quotes)

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