Ordinary Extraordinary quotes

Ordinary Extraordinary

11 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky Novelist, Philosopher

"All people seem to be divided into'ordinary'and 'extraordinary'. The ordinary people must lead a life of strict obedience and have no right to transgress the law because?theyare ordinary.Whereas the extraordinary people have the right to commit any crime they like and transgress the law in any way just because they happen to be extraordinary."

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