Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also. — Billy Wilder Copy Share Image
I like making images that from a distance seem kind of seductive, colorful, luscious and engaging, and then you realize what you're… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
I am aware that many critics consider the conditions in the stars not sufficiently extreme . . . the stars are not… — Arthur Eddington Copy Share Image
I hate to be obvious," added the Scarecrow, "but you'd have saved yourself a heap of trouble if you weren't too cheap… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. — Herbert A. Simon Copy Share Image
If you think about photo sharing sites, the mobile photo sharing and social, there's no competitive advantage, there's no obvious business model,… — Aaron Patzer Copy Share Image
I was working with Bill Graham management at the time and it was obvious to everyone concerned that albums like Open Fire,… — Ronnie Montrose Copy Share Image
Looks like he's lost a guinea and found a farthing," Horace said, then added, unnecessarily, "Will, I mean." Halt turned in his… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
It is obvious that the monetary union among 17 very different European countries does not work. As an economist, I know that… — Vaclav Klaus Copy Share Image
Traveling across the United States, it's easy to see why Americans are often thought of as stupid. At the San Diego Zoo,… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“We must endure our thoughts all night, until the bright obvious stands motionless in cold.” — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that the Moon is more than a handy night light and a hair restorer for werewolves. It's responsible for… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
It was pretty obvious Lena wanted to be asked. Another mysterious thing about girls- they want to be asked to stuff even… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
I've never asked for special treatment along the way. And I'm never going to hide the fact that I'm a girl, ever.… — Danica Patrick Copy Share Image
As Day and other observers had reported, the slaves were leading very comfortable lives. After this tactic [slave rebellions in the South]… — Eustace Mullins Copy Share Image
Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more. I think it's obvious that after 40 years of… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We don't have a choice about Facebook any more. The choice element is less obvious than it seems. Maybe the 1bn poor… — Andrew Keen Copy Share Image
An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Fine writing, according to Mr. Addison, consists of sentiments which are natural without being obvious. — David Hume Copy Share Image
Those who see what's obvious aren't necessarily brighter than others. They're just more likely to observe that the emperor is naked. Like… — Richard Farson Copy Share Image
The simplest and most obvious cause which can there be assigned for any phenomena, is probably the true one. — David Hume Copy Share Image
After immersing myself in the mysteries of the Electoral College for a novel I wrote in the '90s, I came away believing… — Jeff Greenfield Copy Share Image
