Obvious Quotes

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If something is repeated over and over as obvious, the chances are that it is obviously false. — Noam Chomsky
The test of intellect is the refusal to belabor the obvious. — Alfred Bester
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done… — John George Nicolay
The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. — Alan Watts
We can't always take the most obvious road in life. — Anne Shirley
Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected — George Soros
It's not the meaning of life we seek but our aliveness. Once we have that, the meaning of life is obvious. — Anodea Judith
Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd. It is not neat, not obvious, not what you expect. — C.S. Lewis
First and most obvious, bring out the three old warhorses of competition - cost, quality, and service - and drive them to new levels, making… — Jack Welch
The benefits of biomedical progress are obvious, clear, and powerful. The hazards are much less well appreciated. — Leon Kass
I don't know if it is obvious, but I am extremely shy. — Candice Swanepoel
The Universe is difficult to comprehend because it is obvious. — Albert Einstein
Not only is the Universe aware of us, but it also communicates with us. We, in turn, are constantly in communication with the Universe through… — Chris Prentiss
In summoning even the wisest of physicians to our aid, it is probably that he is relying upon a scientific "truth", the error of which… — Marcel Proust
Love has a way of showing you to yourself, whether through satisfaction or humiliation. It hovers over you like a magnifying glass you cannot escape,… — Marianne Williamson
When I have one week to solve a seemingly impossible problem, I spend six days defining the problem. Then, the solution becomes obvious. — Albert Einstein
I'd overlooked the obvious because my focus had always been elsewhere! All along, this that I had been seeking was already here. — Brandon Bays
The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless, but except the obvious remark that it was gruesome, as, on Christmas Eve in an… — Henry James
As a former U.S. attorney general under President Reagan, and a former Ohio secretary of state, we would like to say something that might strike… — Edwin Meese
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Glenn craved the publicity. I think even John would admit that. When he went into politics, that became pretty obvious! He knew how to… — Wally Schirra
The study of Freemasonry is the study of man as a candidate for a blessed eternity. It furnishes examples of holy living, and displays the… — William Howard Taft
I am aware that many critics consider the conditions in the stars not sufficiently extreme . . . the stars are not hot enough. The… — Arthur Eddington
I'm pretty good at inventing phrases - you know, the sort of words that suddenly make you jump, almost as though you'd sat on a… — Aldous Huxley
The civilization you sit in ... is now obvious in crisis, perhaps death pangs, twisting grotesquely like a dying animal, swirling down the garbage drain-this… — Peter Kreeft

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