Obvious Quotes

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The voice belonged to Mr. Pzyrbovich, an algebra teacher who was always called Mr. P, for obvious reasons. He has a heavy accent, which a… — Dave Barry
The moral truth here is obvious: anyone who feels that the interests of a blastocyst just might supersede the interests of a child with a… — Sam Harris
On the dashboard of our family car is a shallow indentation about the size of a paperback book. If you are looking for somewhere to… — Bill Bryson
For obvious reasons, I never told you about my notebook, with a cover as green as mansions long ago, which I use as a commonplace… — Daniel Handler
Observance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect… — Carl Jung
How obvious it is now--the gift you gave him. All those letters, they were you... All those beautiful powerful words, they were you!.. The voice… — Edmond Rostand
Oh, it can't be a reference to the fact Harry's a great Seeker, that's way too obvious. There must be a secret message from Dumbledore… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Because subjects like literature and art history have no obvious material pay-off, they tend to attract those who look askance at capitalist notions of utility.… — Terry Eagleton
Tom gets by, Navidson succeeds. Tom just wants to be, Navidson must become. And yet despite such obvious differences, anyone who looks past Tom's wide… — Mark Z. Danielewski
I was bitterly resentful, but somehow greatly relieved. And I respected him enormously for his clarity of thought, his obvious caring, and his unwillingness to… — Kay Redfield Jamison
It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say 'It's as plain as the nose on your face.'… — Isaac Asimov
When witnesses concoct lies, they often miss the obvious. — John Grisham
Everyone knows that a lot of memoirs have made-up scenes; it's obvious. And everyone knows that half the time at least fictions contain literal autobiographical… — Lauren Slater
From this new and intimate perspective, she learned a simple, obvious thing she had always known, and everyone knew; that a person is, among all… — Ian Mcewan
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
Besides the obvious difference, there was not much distinction between losing a best friend and losing a lover: it was all about intimacy. One moment,… — Jodi Picoult
The inevitable triumph of illusion over reality that was the single most obvious truth about the history of the human race. — Salman Rushdie
Science,' said Mr Anders Anders. 'Science, not magic. I told you before: when things are not as they appear to be, it's because they're actually… — Robert Rankin
I don't think I could ever work in such a blatantly hierarchical corporate setting. I know that everyone in this world is not equal, but… — Peter Cameron
I used to think that once you really knew a thing, its truth would shine on forever. Now it's pretty obvious to me that more… — Lucy Grealy

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