Conspicuously Quotes

36 Conspicuously quotes by 28 unique authors

Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable. — Ambrose Bierce
Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It's nice to be recognized, but it's not great to have it too conspicuously recognized, if you see what I mean. Gold records on the… — Ian Anderson
On consideration, it is not surprising that Darwin's finches should recognize their own kind primarily by beak characters. The beak is the only prominent specific… — David Lack
Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity, and beauty as conspicuously as the want of it represents… — George Bernard Shaw
Conspicuously absent from the Ten Commandments is any obligation of parent to child. We must suppose that God felt it unnecessary to command by law… — Robert Breault
It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost. — Murray Rothbard
The Christian religion is the religion of our country. From it are derived our nation, on the character of God, on the great moral Governor… — William Holmes McGuffey
If Nick Broomfield never found anyone with affection for Courtney Love, it's only because he conspicuously avoided the countless friends, colleagues and fans who appreciate… — Edward Norton
Why beer is better than wine: human feet are conspicuously absent from beer making. — Unknown Author
Few are born bold. Even Napoleon had to cultivate the habit on the battlefield, where he knew it was a matter of life and death.… — Robert Greene
Call the roll in your memory of conspicuously successful [business] giants and, if you know anything about their careers, you will be struck by the… — B. C. Forbes
Time, for all its smuggling in of new problems, conspicuously cancels others. — Unknown Author
I believe in magic ... There is magic in the creative faculty such as great poets and philosophers conspicuously possess, and equally in the creative… — Emanuel Lasker
From no source has the author drawn more conspicuously than from the sacred Scriptures. From all these extracts from the Bible I make no apology. — William Holmes McGuffey
PROVIDENTIAL, adj. Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the person so describing it. — Ambrose Bierce
I enter on the trust to which I have been called by the suffrage of my fellow-citizens with my fervent prayers to the Almighty that… — James Monroe
We shall say clearly that any symbol conspicuously displaying religious affiliation in school is prohibited. — Jean-Pierre Raffarin
If they learn easily, they are penalized for being bored when they have nothing to do; if they excel in some outstanding way, they are… — Margaret Mead
My parents were neither very poor nor conspicuously honest. — Mark Twain
Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain… — Barbara Deming
Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere. — Jo Ann Davis
What's important is how we use our time on this earth, not how conspicuously we give our money away. What's important is the energy and… — Dan Pallotta
The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character building values of the privation of the poor. — John Kenneth Galbraith
I don't know much about auctions. I sometimes go to previews and see art sardined into ugly rooms. I've gawked at the gaudy prices, and… — Jerry Saltz

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