10 Quotes that will Propel You from Ordinary to Extraordinary!

We are all created in the image of God and He is not ordinary.  Deep within each of us is the desire to excel, stand out in some way, to be extraordinary.  And with God's help you can do it! I've collect 10 quotes that will encourage and propel you from ordinary to extraordinary!

When we trust God, He can make the ordinary extraordinary!

--John C Maxwell

You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.

—Sophia Bush

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.

—C. S. Lewis

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

—Uta Hagen 

Once we realize the extraordinary power we have to compose our lives, we'll move from passive, conditioned thinking to being co-creators of our fate.

— Jason Silva

Do ordinary things with extraordinary love.

--Mother Teresa

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities.  Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.

— Orison Swett Marden

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.

—Jacques Yves Cousteau 

Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.

— Jim Elliot 

Remember. Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary.

 Today, it's your turn.

— Lou Holtz

I hope these quotes blessed and encouraged you today.  Do you have a favorite quote that encourages you to be the extraordinary person God created you to be?  Please share it with us in the comments!

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