“Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and then become more extraordinary because of it.”

— John C. Maxwell

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John C. Maxwell 145

American author, speaker and pastor 1947

Robertson Davies (1913–1995) Canadian journalist, playwright, professor, critic, and novelist

"Gzowski on FM".
Conversations with Robertson Davies (1989)

“People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.”

Edmund Hillary (1919–2008) New Zealand mountaineer

Though widely attributed to Hillary on the internet, this appears to have originated as a quote about him in a Rolex advertisement.
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“The oath that I have taken is the same oath that was taken by George Washington and by every President under the Constitution. But I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances never before experienced by Americans.”

Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American politician, 38th President of the United States (in office from 1974 to 1977)

1970s, First Presidential address (1974)
Context: The oath that I have taken is the same oath that was taken by George Washington and by every President under the Constitution. But I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances never before experienced by Americans. This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts.
Therefore, I feel it is my first duty to make an unprecedented compact with my countrymen. Not an inaugural address, not a fireside chat, not a campaign speech — just a little straight talk among friends. And I intend it to be the first of many.