Obvious Quotes

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It is obvious that the RUC is no longer accepted as an impartial police force. — Jack Lynch
Keep it simple. Let's do the obvious thing -the common thing- but let's do it uncommonly well. — Leo Burnett
We like to have a point of view in our stories, not an obvious moral, but a worthwhile theme. ... All we are trying to… — Walt Disney
You seem to be going in for sincerity today. It isn't becoming to you, really — except as an obvious pose. Be as artificial as… — Eugene O'Neill
Obvious effort is the antithesis of grace. — Baldassare Castiglione
Selfless giving is measured by how good you feel. Self giving should be obvious. — Frederick Lenz
Sometimes the way through someone's tough outer shell is to do something obvious, thoughtful and sweet. — Amy Dickinson
Several large, artificial constructions are approaching us, ZORAC announced after a short pause. The designs are not familiar, but they are obviously the products of… — James P. Hogan
I feel that a lot of British comedy is often too bombastic, too obvious, dressing up and shouting and pulling funny faces. — Ricky Gervais
There's the obvious shift in the tech industry. I'm not really politicized about the whole thing, but it's definitely clear that rent is harder and… — Mikal Cronin
I think for all the women who are working parents it's difficult to balance your work-life and your home-life. You make obvious sacrifices because you… — Kate Hudson
It was obvious that computers were going to become more a part of our lives, and they will continue to unless something dramatic happens to… — Kate Bush
I think it's quite painfully obvious when someone's practicing through an amp, as opposed to someone who's really laying down some stuff that just happens… — Unknown Author
Teachers say to me, 'The internet is full of rubbish, wrong answers.' But you would be surprised how just long it takes to find wrong… — Sugata Mitra
Although the Senate is much given to admiring in its members a superiority less obvious or quite invisible to outsiders, one Senator seldom proclaims his… — Henry Adams
It may not always be obvious at first, but I think that everyone can make a valuable contribution if only they put their minds to… — Morris Graves
Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more. I think it's obvious that after 40 years of war on drugs,… — Kofi Annan
The connection between health and productivity at work is intuitively obvious but has not been demonstrated to the satisfaction of either researchers or corporate financial… — Sean Sullivan
The first mystery is simply that there is a mystery, a mystery that can never be explained or understood, only encountered from time to time.… — Lawrence Kushner
People who believe their unquestioned thoughts cannot see what is obvious and directly in front of their faces at all times, because they are invested… — Byron Katie
And a more foolish notion can scarcely be imagined, it being obvious that the reader is only informed of what the writer wishes him to… — Iain Pears
An American soldier, Saddam in his sights, has a picture of a naked, buxom woman on his dashboard, an obvious affront to Muslim sensibilities. — Margo Kingston
Bypass surgery, angioplasty,and even diagnostic angiograms are so over used that, in my opinion, it constitutes criminal behaviour by the cardiologists and surgeons involved. Well… — Julian Whitaker
When I first heard about Y Combinator, it was one of those ideas that just seemed forehead-slappingly obvious. Good ideas often do, in retrospect. — Mark Fletcher
Services provided to individuals who are irreversibly prevented from being or becoming participating citizens are not basic and should not be guaranteed. An obvious example… — Ezekiel Emanuel

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