Uncommon Quotes

To do common things perfectly is far better worth our endeavor than to do uncommon things respectably.

– Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncommon valor was a common virtue.

– Chester W. Nimitz

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

– Booker T. Washington

Whenever I use an uncommon word, I try to indicate its meaning within the text.

– Melanie Rawn

Surprisingly few outsiders know about the Cuckmere Valley, and it is not uncommon for people to confuse Alfriston with Alfreton in the Derbyshire Peak District.

– David Hewson

Humanity hungers for the uncommon.

– Michael Leunig

The 12-hour workday is not uncommon to anyone anymore.

– Jordana Spiro

It’s not uncommon to have chaotic writers’ rooms.

– Richard LaGravenese

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