Obvious Quotes

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It's obvious that I come down on the side of free speech for anybody's work. — Salman Rushdie
Never assume the obvious is true. — William Safire
They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in… — Arthur Schopenhauer
No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious. — George Bernard Shaw
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is just perfect in 'Veep.' She gets to show off the spiky claws beneath her patrician finesse. The obvious way to play 'Veep'… — Rob Sheffield
What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a… — Herbert Simon
Perhaps not as badly applied and not as obvious, but for thousands of years, people have worn makeup on stage. — Robert Smith
Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and… — Tony Snow
Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected. — George Soros
Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and it becomes obvious that all of the gay stereotypes are… — Bruce Springsteen
Speakers are not supposed to waste time on platitudes, but the capacity of this generation for ignoring the obvious and concentrating on the negative and… — Arthur Hays Sulzberger
Being unemployed is even more disastrous for individuals than you'd expect. Aside from the obvious harm - poverty, difficulty paying off debts - it seems… — James Surowiecki
Success on the front of women's rights will look like a world not only with obvious advances - where no girl is denied access to… — Adora Svitak
No further evidence is needed to show that 'mental illness' is not the name of a biological condition whose nature awaits to be elucidated, but… — Thomas Szasz
I didn't know Michael Hastings very well, but one thing about him was always obvious - he was born to be in the news business,… — Matt Taibbi
Women have had the vote for over forty years and their organizations lobby in Washington for all sorts of causes; why, why, why don't they… — Dorothy Thompson
The obvious types of American fascists are dealt with on the air and in the press. These demagogues and stooges are fronts for others. Dangerous… — Henry A. Wallace
I usually do get to play the very sweet, charming roles... but I'm not an obvious kind of villain. — Jacki Weaver
One of the most obvious ways dogs can improve our physical and mental health is via daily walks. — Andrew Weil
We need to accept the seemingly obvious fact that a toxic environment can make people sick and that no amount of medical intervention can protect… — Andrew Weil

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