#uncommon

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon. ↗

— Booker T. Washington

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Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense. ↗

— Charles Perrault

#birth #common good #disputed #fairy #form

The greatest service we can do the common man is to abolish him and make all men uncommon. ↗

— Norman Angell

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Hey No one makes me do anything. Not my family. Not your family...not even you. ↗

— Ally Carter

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In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever. ↗

— Niklaus Wirth

#computing #correctly #forever #once #performs

Common sense is very uncommon. ↗

— Horace Greeley

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It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom. ↗

— Dee Hock

#also #different #employ #essential #humility

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense. ↗

— Dean Inge

#common #common sense #degree #sense #uncommon

Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon. ↗

— Michael F. Easley

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