By shifting the balance away from the individual we open the door for the individual. Because we make it obvious that anyone… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
Does a bibliophile ever have enough room on his shelves? The answer is obvious: get more shelves. — Will Thomas Copy Share Image
“How obvious can it be? ... The purpose of makeup is to defy the degradations of time, and time is just a… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Desires should never be justified,' Tehol said, wagging a finger. 'All you end up doing is illuminating the hidden reasons by virtue… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
The continuation that obeys only obvious stack semantics, O grasshopper, is not the true continuation. — Guy Steele Copy Share Image
Like Diogenes, when millennials went on their pursuit to find the one honest man in politics, it was obvious that man was… — Cenk Uygur Copy Share Image
There are no variations except for those who know a norm, and no subtleties for those who have not grasped the obvious. — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
I usually do get to play the very sweet, charming roles... but I'm not an obvious kind of villain. — Jacki Weaver Copy Share Image
Cecily. This is no time for wearing the shallow mask of manners. When I see a spade I call it a spade.… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Look, for example, at the obvious, immediate, practical example of illegal Mexican immigration. Now, that Mexican immigration, over the border, is a… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
If I were a supervillain, I would end capitalism, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia... but I guess that's a little too obvious and… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
Because everybody always encouraged me to sing, I assumed that I wasn't bad at it. It felt like it was obvious what… — Tinashe Copy Share Image
I want as much time in the darkness as I can possibly have. The darkness provides cover, the darkness provides places to… — James Frey Copy Share Image
Without metaphor the handling of general concepts such as culture and civilization becomes impossible, and that of disease and disorder is the… — Johan Huizinga Copy Share Image
Most of the drug CEOs I know, they're not themselves - they're what people want them to be. It's pretty obvious of… — Martin Shkreli Copy Share Image
Scots are born exiles, and Scotland the perfect country to be exiled from. Do not imagine that I am running down Scotland.… — Jan Struther Copy Share Image
Several large, artificial constructions are approaching us, ZORAC announced after a short pause. The designs are not familiar, but they are obviously… — James P. Hogan Copy Share Image
Bored with obvious reality, I find my fascination in transforming it into a subjective point of view. Without touching my subject I… — Ernst Haas Copy Share Image
The most obvious and yet the oldest and most stubborn error on which the appeal of inflation rests is that of confusing… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
“There was rarely an obvious branching point in a person's life. People changed slowly, over time. You didn't take one step, then… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
The whole world knows that American TV companies have monopolized Olympic broadcasts and in order to please the fans in their country… — Ivan Ilyin Copy Share Image
The best thing about writing fiction is that moment where the story catches fire and comes to life on the page, and… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I wasn't sure what I expected her to do or say to this. It was all new to me from that second… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You're a quiet, beautiful woman in a loud, ugly place. An orchid among weeds. You define obvious. — Lynn Viehl Copy Share Image
Is it not obvious that Britain, under the regime of Tony Blair, has ceased to respect the Charter of the United Nations? — Robert Mugabe Copy Share Image
It is obvious that the Internet has become such a video-driven entity. With broadband becoming ubiquitous, viewers and advertisers are looking for… — Gil Penchina Copy Share Image
The need to challenge the status quo is just more obvious when you're failing than when you're succeeding. But it's no less… — Edwin Catmull Copy Share Image
I really kill myself on titles, although 'The 5th Wave' seems like an obvious title, doesn't it? You don't know how long… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
Especially for NRA members, it was obvious from the get-go that Obama believes he is above any constitutional restraints. — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
Because I-I'm someone who wants to kiss you. Be with you." Eli says as if it is obvious, as if I know… — Elizabeth Scott Copy Share Image
The obvious thing for the cavalryman to do is to accept the fighting machine as a partner, and prepare to meet more… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
The most obvious thing you can't do with a guitar synthesizer is to really sound like a guitar. — Andy Summers Copy Share Image
“Ah, well, when you explain it like that, it seems obvious," said Mudge. "Of course, it always seems obvious once it's been… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
It may not always be obvious at first, but I think that everyone can make a valuable contribution if only they put… — Morris Graves Copy Share Image
“We must endure our thoughts all night, until the bright obvious stands motionless in cold.” — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
The only obvious advantage to being an adult is that you can eat your dessert without haying sampled the vegetables. — Lisa Alther Copy Share Image
It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all. — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
“Well if you’re going to be friends with me, you’re going to have to get used to the fact that I have… — N.A. Alcorn Copy Share Image
Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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