Clear Quotes

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Horror films do not prepare us for the hours lost in searching after one clear thought. — Norman Mailer
I think I was interested in history without knowing it and that became very clear when I arrived in France. Everything that I was really… — John Howe
I confess that when I first read that smog is particularly hazardous to children, senior citizens, and physically active people, for a brief moment I… — Paula Poundstone
I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part… — Mark Strand
My shorthand answer is that I try to write the kind of book that I would like to read. If I can make it clear… — David McCullough
It took me some years to clear my head of what Paris wanted me to admire about it, and to notice what I preferred instead.… — Julian Barnes
Things are neither clear nor clean in the world of football right now and many people recognise this reality. — Diego Maradona
Iran's continued drive to develop nuclear capabilities, including troubling enrichment activities and past work on weaponization documented by the IAEA, and its continued support to… — Leon Panetta
Society is a kind of parent to its members. If it, and they, are to thrive, its values must be clear, coherent and generally acceptable. — Milton Sapirstein
Various are the uses of friends, beyond all else in difficulty, but joy also looks for trust that is clear in the eyes. — Pindar
If you really want to find out something about immortality, you have to live in the mountain forests for 30 years. If you succeed in… — Wang Yangming
When I am composing, I try to clear my mind of having to publish, or having to sell a book or find readers. That kind… — Maxine Hong Kingston
There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as long… — J. William Fulbright
It is extremely natural for us to desire to see such our thoughts put into the dress of words, without which indeed we can scarce… — Eustace Budgell
We cannot escape the clear fact that what is going to win in this world is reason, if this ever becomes a reasonable world. — W. E. B. Du Bois
It is clear that all verbal structures with meaning are verbal imitations of that elusive psychological and physiological process known as thought, a process stumbling… — Northrop Frye
A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn't mind, I just chose the most… — Karen Duffy
Very often, if I know the orchestra doesn't know a piece or it's a new piece, I have main ideas about it. But then we… — Kurt Masur
What I want to make clear though is that we oppose terrorism in any form. However, any operation against terrorism should be under the framework… — Nong ?uc Manh
About 1960, it became clear that it was best for me to bring the experimental part of my research program to a close - there… — Rudolph A. Marcus
My father was very clear; I had to have an ordinary upbringing. I was put to work as a lowly-paid trainee after college. I didn't… — Vijay Mallya
A too often forgotten truth is that you can live through actual events of history and completely miss the underlying reality of what's going. What… — Tom Harpur
It's very clear that there's a lot of double standards going on. Should there be a 30mph speed limit? Of course there bloody should. And… — Jamie Oliver
Sharks will scare me. I went out to Malibu a couple of weeks ago. Beautiful, clear day, out in five feet of water, going to… — Timothy Olyphant
But parents and schools have their priorities; making sure our kids eat right because research shows a clear connection between nutrition and student performance in… — Jared Polis

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