Evident Quotes

391 Evident quotes by 339 unique authors

The nation was founded and "dedicated," to use Lincoln's language in the "Gettysburg Address," to equality as a "self-evident truth." But this very principle of… — Ronald Takaki
If someone is identifying themselves based on their orientation toward a person of the same gender, then that seems to me to be a self-evident… — Scott Lively
When one considers our nation's educational foundations - Harvard, Yale, Princeton and most of our respected institutions were originally Christian - it becomes evident why… — Jonathan Falwell
The day when the scientist, no matter how devoted, may make significant progress alone and without material help is past. This fact is most self-evident… — Ernest Lawrence
For the first time there was constructed with this machine [locomotive engine] a self-acting mechanism in which the interplay of forces took shape transparently enough… — Carl Ludwig
Like Molière's M. Jourdain, who spoke prose all his life without knowing it, mathematicians have been reasoning for at least two millennia without being aware… — Ernest Nagel
The breathtaking inanity of the [school] Board's decision is evident when considered against the factual backdrop which has now been fully revealed through this trial. — John E. Jones III
It is evident that an acquaintance with natural laws means no less than an acquaintance with the mind of God therein expressed. — James Prescott Joule
It appears evident, therefore, that those actions only can truly be called virtuous, and deserving of moral approbation, which the agent believed to be right,… — Thomas Reid
For men's religion to God is between God and themselves. The king shall not answer for it. Neither may the king be judge between God… — Unknown Author
It is evident, therefore, that one of the most fundamental problems of psychology is that of investigating the laws of mental growth. When these laws… — Lewis Terman
As for the people of Tasawwuf, they affirm the love of Allah, and this is more evident among them than all other issues....the affirmation of… — Ibn Taymiyyah
Leadership is an elusive concept, hard to describe and impossible to prescribe. It is more evident in its absence, so that when leadership is needed,… — Patrick Dodson
It is evident that the fortunes of the world's human population, for better or for worse, are inextricably interrelated with the use that is made… — M. King Hubbert
Popular thought appeals to crowds, gatherings and tribes, who use it as a way to guide the herd. It is very evident in protests -… — Corey Taylor
The weaker the player the more terrible the Knight is to him, but as a player increases in strength the value of the Bishop becomes… — Jose Raul Capablanca
The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon the… — Thurgood Marshall
Obama is already setting a new historic course by reorienting the economy from private consumption to public investments...free-market pundits bemoan the evident intention of Obama… — Jeffrey Sachs
When we were the political slaves of King George, and wanted to be free, we called the maxim that "all men are created equal" a… — Abraham Lincoln
The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of… — Pope John Paul II
It is in this mutual dependence of the functions and the aid which they reciprocally lend one another that are founded the laws which determine… — Georges Cuvier
...The Court ...[recognizes]...the persistence of racial inequality and a majority's acknowledgement of Congress's authority to act affirmatively, not only to end discrimination, but also to… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
With intent to neither idolize nor demonize the man [Barack Obama], it seems fair and evident enough to say that the current president of America… — Aberjhani
It is, let me say, at the very least by no means self-evident that there is more liberty, equality, and fraternity in the world today… — Immanuel Wallerstein
That the Hindus, absorbed in the ideal, lacked in realistic observation is evident from this. Take painting and sculpture. What do you see in the… — Swami Vivekananda

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