Obscured Quotes

63 quotes by 60 authors

The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The main problem with those who deny the existence of God is not intellectual. It is not because of insufficient information, or that God's manifestation… — R C Sproul
In regard to the past, where contemplation is not obscured by desire and the need for action, we see, more clearly than in the lives… — Bertrand Russell
I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never obscured by the part of me that does the work… — Daniel Day-Lewis
The emotion of beauty is always obscured by the appearance of the object. Therefore, the object must be eliminated from the picture. — Piet Mondrian
Money is made at Christmas out of holly and mistletoe, but who save the vendors would greatly care if no green branch were procurable? One… — George Gissing
That we need help is easy to see every time we walk down the street. The experts confirm what the obscured view in front of… — Jeff Schweitzer
Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government. Like other values… — Calvin Coolidge
Many of the ugly pages of American history have been obscured and forgotten — Martin Luther
I cross out words so you will see them more; the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them. — Jean-Michel Basquiat
However, the daily life of the slaves in the South, as observed by many travelers, was obscured for all time by the relentless promotion of… — Eustace Mullins
The past is a palimpsest. Early memories are always obscured by accumulations of later knowledge. — Pat Barker
Though Rome's gross yoke Drops off, no more to be endured, Her teaching is not so obscured By errors and perversities, That no truth shines… — Robert Browning
When you stand at the bottom of the mountain and look up at the mountaintop, the path looks hard and stony, and the top is… — Roz Savage
The evolution of government from its medieval, Mafia-like character to that embodying modern legal institutions and instruments is a major part of the history of… — Douglass North
I've learned that God sometimes allows us to find ourselves in a place where we want something so bad that we can't see past it.… — Bob Goff
Language is the dress of thought; and as the noblest mien or most graceful action would be degraded and obscured by a garb appropriated to… — Samuel Johnson
The gorgeous breathlessness and thrilling pulse -- those are sensations that the years have layered on top of the initial emptiness, like sheet after sheet… — Tash
There is a light within each of us that can never be diminished or extinguished. It can only be obscured by forgetting who we are — Deepak Chopra
Tao is obscured when men understand only one pair of opposites, or concentrate only on a partial aspect of being. Then clear expression also becomes… — Zhuangzi

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