It is extraordinary how extraordinary the ordinary person is.

The line plays on repetition to invert expectations: what we dismiss as “ordinary” often contains remarkable resilience, competence, and moral seriousness. Will’s phrasing suggests a democratic admiration for everyday people—their capacity to endure hardship, sustain families and communities, and exercise practical judgment without fanfare. It also implicitly critiques cultural and political tendencies to romanticize elites, celebrities, or “exceptional” figures while overlooking the quiet achievements that make social life possible. The sentence’s symmetry (“extraordinary…extraordinary…ordinary”) underscores the paradox that the commonplace can be the true site of wonder when viewed attentively.