They said they wanted something that put them eye level with everyone else, something that was stable and yet agile enough for both their ordinary, and extraordinary, pursuits.
He sees the pride that many people feel -- especially older blacks who once faced harsh discrimination -- and believes he provides a connection between ordinary people and an extraordinary place.
But with his incredible discipline, his keen intellect, his empathy with ordinary people and his extraordinary communication skills, Barack Obama might just be the man to guide us through these troubled times.
They join an incredibly elite list of women and men, and a long history filled with ordinary Americans doing extraordinary things -- men and women of undaunted courage, uncommon resolve, and a stubborn perseverance in the face of unfathomable challenge.
And I remember at that time understanding that history was being made because ordinary people were standing up and doing extraordinary things with great courage and a great -- against great odds.
But to win we need to play because it sharpens our imagination and our ordinary selves become extraordinary.
As TODAY National Correspondent, Gangel has become well known for her long-format features and interviews, profiling everyone from presidents and celebrities to ordinary people with extraordinary stories.
Now, based on my research and experience producing my white-collar crime documentary, Crossing the Line: Ordinary People Committing Extraordinary Crimes the time period between being convicted and sentencing can span over a years time.
And therein lies Mr Case's greatest talent an instinct for understanding the taste and needs of ordinary people that is quite extraordinary.
In the heart of New York City at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, chef of the century Joel Robuchon playfully converts an ordinary burger into an extraordinary meal with beef and foie gras burgers with caramelized bell peppers which he also serves at his Las Vegas location.
Though Rosa Parks was not the first to confront the injustice of segregation laws, her courageous act of civil disobedience sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott -- 381 days of peaceful protest when ordinary men, women, and children sent the extraordinary message that second-class citizenship was unacceptable.
From the very first shot in a bar, where the action is sparked by an off-camera voice he revitalizes the ordinary by means of his extraordinary powers of perception and juxtaposition.
But the Naval Academy is no ordinary place, in fact it is extraordinary, and so are the men and women who earn the high honor and privilege of being accepted each year.
"I hope that as the Senate and American people learn more about me, they will see that I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences, " Sotomayor said.
They passed through the ordinary trees of the park, and then into the extraordinary trees of their own realm, and came to the door in the hill, and passed through that as well.
And I want to wish everybody around the country a day in which they reflect on the extraordinary contributions that ordinary people can make each and every day to make America the most hopeful country in the world.
He's interviewed Presidents and Prime Ministers, movie, music and sporting stars -- but mostly ordinary people who do extraordinary things.
Far removed from the excesses of the shiny gurus and their rich devotees, these ordinary pilgrims make the Kumbh Mela a truly extraordinary event of faith.
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This singular image of a desperate act by an ordinary person, which went viral through mobile technology and social media, heralded an extraordinary beginning for this new decade.
Voters want someone who has the extraordinary talents necessary to do the job, yet who also seems ordinary and likeable.
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They survey and continue to survey the currently wealthy and, from that data, try to learn what habits turn ordinary earners into extraordinary asset owners.
At its core, the nobility and the majesty of Memorial Day can be found in the story of ordinary Americans who become extraordinary for the most simple of reasons: They loved their country so deeply, so profoundly, that they were willing to give their lives to keep it safe and free.
The filmmakers keep falling back on pathos and on the easy irony that the main character is, despite his extraordinary gifts, an ordinary boy with the normal emotional needs of any seven-year-old.
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