#unusual

After I had given up to go, the thoughts of the journey were often attended with unusual sadness, at which times my heart was frequently turned to the Lord with inward breathings for his heavenly support, that I might not fail to follow him wheresoever he might lead me. ↗

— John Woolman

#attended #fail #follow #frequently #given

I was once hired to write a column for 'The Guardian' and then got fired before I'd submitted my first one. That was unusual. Most newspapers wait until I've written at least one piece for them before firing me. ↗

— Toby Young

#column #fired #firing #first #got

Daddy loves you, but he smacks you, and he can shout at you and smash things, but Daddy still loves you. So when you get into a relationship with someone who does all of that, why would it be unusual? ↗

— Trisha Goddard

#does #get #into #loves #relationship

Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is unusual, because generally the hero of a journey story is very young. ↗

— David Guterson

#both #comes #comparison #don quixote #generally

Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury. ↗

— Florence E. Allen

#called #fact #groups #had #here

Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day! ↗

— William Arthur Ward

#every #every day #generous #lose #most

It was very unusual for a boy to play tennis in my country. ↗

— Novak Djokovic

#country #play #tennis #unusual #very

One has the idea of a stupid man as perfectly healthy and ordinary, and of illness as making one refined and clever and unusual. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#healthy #idea #illness #making #man

I believe I am a person with unusual talents. I think I'd be a liar or stupid if I were to deny that. ↗