Category: Celebrating the Ordinary in America

“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein

“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow

“Slow motion gets you there faster”

~ Hoagy Carmichael

“While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary”

~ Marilyn Thomsen

“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”

“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”

“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”

“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers