But where are the unheroic, sane, consistent, quiet goodnesses?
But Ms. Whelan, in her consistent, quiet way, makes it her own.
The Magsaysay award cites "the pure altruism of her personal giving, which reflects a deep, consistent, quiet compassion".
"We want dogs that are smart, consistent, steady, quiet," Mr. Roberts said.
Mr. Romney, who has been criticized by fellow Republican candidates for remaining largely on the sidelines during the recent debate over the nation's debt ceiling, defended himself by saying that he had maintained a consistent, if quiet, position throughout the partisan bickering in Washington, favoring the "cut, cap and balance" plan passed by the House and defeated by the Senate.
Mr. Romney, who has been criticized by his fellow Republican candidates for remaining largely on the sidelines during the debate over the debt ceiling, tried to defend himself on that front, explaining that he had maintained a consistent, if quiet, position throughout the partisan bickering in Washington.
But it's actually showing up, day after day after day... it's not the most romantic notion, plugging away at something, being consistent, staying quiet while we just do what needs to get done... but it's showing up and just doing it that will get us the results.
In recent years, things have changed so constantly, in a quiet, consistent way.
What people say privately can be different to what they say publicly, that's why I am devoting my time to quiet consistent diplomatic messaging and relationships".
This season, as the 49ers have transitioned from Alex Smith to Colin Kaepernick at quarterback and advanced to Sunday's N.F.C. championship game at Atlanta, Gore has been the same quiet, consistent force he has always been.
After a brief period of quiet consistent breathing, we obtained multiple video clips of each hemidiaphragm with a minimum of three successive respiratory cycles.
