Obvious Quotes

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It is quite true - in fact, obvious on the surface - that the vast majority of dramatic shows and comedies, as well, advocate a… — Pat Boone
To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would almost be to promote those terms to the level of respectability. To describe this film as… — Christopher Hitchens
It's obvious that if you're going to play a character you need to amass information about that person and about their environment or their era… — Cillian Murphy
I think the obvious answer is I was raised in New York City, so growing up, not only myself but my family, like my father,… — Anthony Michael Hall
I know people look at me and try to make conclusions about me immediately, based on the obvious, let's say. — John Lone
You can curl up in the fetal position and try to wish away all the things that need doing, or you can get started on… — Noel Fisher
What was tortuously secured by complex argument becomes widely shared intuition, so obvious that we forget its provenance. We don’t see it, because we see… — Rebecca Goldstein
Everybody's life has these moments, where one thing leads to another. Some are big and obvious and some are small and seemingly insignificant. — Peter Jackson
I think it is obvious that people repeat acts that are shown on the television or the screen and I wouldn't want to inspire any… — Mackenzie Astin
A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it. — Jean Anouilh
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he… — Hesketh Pearson
If a person wants to be a part of your life, they will make an obvious effort to do so. Think twice before reserving a… — John Spence
But we know that freedom cannot be served by the devices of the tyrant. As it is an ancient truth that freedom cannot be legislated… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
I often make the mistake of thinking that something that is obvious to me is obvious to everyone else. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I really think happiness is very closely aligned with success, and may almost be an interchangeable synonym. Happiness (like success) also comes from doing what… — Donna Fargo
All serious writers want the obvious rewards: fame, money, women, love -- and most of all, an audience! — Edward Abbey
He who made all men hath made the truths necessary to human happiness obvious to all... Our forefathers opened the Bible to all. — Samuel Adams
In passing, we should here recognize the difficulties presented by the idea of 'fit' and 'unfit.' Who is to decide this question? The grosser, the… — Margaret Sanger
The mere absorption of facts and truths is so exclusively an individual affair that it tends very naturally to pass into selfishness. There is no… — John Dewey
If Europe today accounts for just over 7 per cent of the world’s population, produces around 25 per cent of global GDP and has to… — Angela Merkel
It is obvious: if you do not accept something that assumes the form of ‘destiny,’ you not only change its ‘natural laws’ but also the… — Hannah Arendt
I don't think young people are as demoralized as the media and government would like us to think. The obvious sign of that is how… — Thom Yorke
There's definitely some pieces in there that reflect on my personal life, but really, they aren't as personal as everybody thinks they are. I would… — Kurt Cobain
It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant flow of fraudulent advertising is no trivial thing. There is… — Raymond Chandler
I wrote the first book, Harvest of Stars, and as I was writing it, I saw that certain implications had barely been touched on... It's… — Poul Anderson

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