Obvious Quotes

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The higher a man stands on the social ladder, the greater the number of people he is connected with, the more power he has over… — Leo Tolstoy
The best teacher is not the one who knows most but the one who is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of… — H. L. Mencken
Religion is a conceited effort to deny the most obvious realities. — H. L. Mencken
Remember He is the artist and you are only the picture. You can't see it. So quietly submit to be painted---i.e., keep fulfilling all the… — C.S. Lewis
She always says she dislikes the abnormal, it is so obvious. She says the normal is so much more simply complicated and interesting. — Gertrude Stein
This is the very boring part of eating disorders, the aftermath. When you eat and hate that you eat. And yet of course you must… — Marya Hornbacher
It may not seem obvious at first glance, but the way we make decisions in life tells a lot about the kind of faith we… — Jim Cymbala
You are obvious, boy. You are difficult to miss. If you came to me in company with a purple lion, a green elephant, and a… — Neil Gaiman
Exaggerate the essential, leave the obvious vague. — Vincent Van Gogh
Goblins burrowed in the earth, elves sang songs in the trees: Those were the obvious wonders of reading, but behind them lay the fundamental marvel… — Francis Spufford
But isn't the knowledge that comes from experience more valuable than the knowledge that doesn't? It seems fairly obvious to some of us that a… — Benjamin Hoff
Everything you've learned in school as "obvious" becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids… — R. Buckminster Fuller
And is it not obvious that, just as it is a crime to disturb the peace when truth reigns, it is also a crime to… — Blaise Pascal
Aside from the obvious, Francesca, what do you want in return for supplying information?â€ Bones asked, getting back to the subject. â€œYou to take me,â€… — Jeaniene Frost
The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime, the more obvious, as a rule, is the motive. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Cher Marcel, AllÃ´. I am Oskar's mom. I have thought about it a ton, and I have decided that it isn't obvious why Oskar should… — Jonathan Safran Foer
The way of trust is a movement into obscurity, into the undefined, into ambiguity, not into some predetermined, clearly delineated plan for the future. The… — Brennan Manning
It's far easier to write why something is terrible than why it's good. If you're reviewing a film and you decide "This is a movie… — Chuck Klosterman
Marcâ€™s hand tightened visibly around Kevinâ€™s fingers, his digits going white. Again. Both men clenched their jaws, Kevin in pain, and Marc in an obvious… — Rachel Vincent
Everything, in retrospect, is obvious. But if everything were obvious, authors of histories of financial folly would be rich . . . — Michael Lewis

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