Obvious Quotes

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I realized up there that our planet is not infinite. It's fragile. That may not be obvious to a lot of folks, and it's tough… — Alan Shepard
How is it to be explained that something inside me revolts against the playing of obvious moves? Perhaps we may perceive the underlying reason in… — Aron Nimzowitsch
A life spent largely among books, and in the exercise of a literary profession, has very obvious drawbacks, as a subject-matter, when one comes to… — Mary Augusta Ward
Is it not obvious that Britain, under the regime of Tony Blair, has ceased to respect the Charter of the United Nations? — Robert Mugabe
Its obvious, but perhaps worth saying, that happiness has virtually nothing to do with the state of your intellect. — Daniel Keys Moran
Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more… — Daniel Libeskind
It's been obvious that [Republicans]'re doing everything they can to make [Obama] fail. And I hope, I hope - and I say this seriously -… — Harry Reid
Sometimes you want to whisper in God's ear, 'God, we know you are in charge, but why don't you make it slightly more obvious?' — Desmond Tutu
I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about… — Elvis Costello
It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all. — Andrei Tarkovsky
...And so we go and I meet his parents. And it's a very strange thing meeting your girlfriend's boyfriend's parents for the first time. Part… — Mike Birbiglia
The best ideas aren't hidden in shadowy recesses. They're right in front of us, hidden in plain sight. Innovation seldom depends on discovering obscure or… — Richard Farson
Most of all, I like the quiet, rounded tugs. They remind me of women. As I watch them work I see them as kindly, no-fuss… — Hazel Hawke
I think women who are willing to 'have a go' are much more widely accepted now than ever before. I think if the opportunities aren't… — Unknown Author
I see exercise taking this perverted detour. The original intention of exercise was to heal and maintain health. Now I see it as having nothing… — Bryan Kest
The child learns to believe a host of things. I.e. it learns to act according to these beliefs. Bit by bit there forms a system… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
It is certain that the easy and obvious philosophy will always, with the generality of mankind, have preference above the accurate. — David Hume
When observers look back 50 years from now, the arguments supporting Florida's ban on same-sex marriage, though just as sincerely held [as views of those… — Unknown Author
To earlier feminists who had fought for the vote and for fair treatment in the workplace, it had seemed obvious that the ready availability of… — Mary Ann Glendon
Work and self-worth are the two factors in pride that interact with each other and that tend to increase the strong sense of pride found… — Dennis F. Kinlaw
Those who see what's obvious aren't necessarily brighter than others. They're just more likely to observe that the emperor is naked. Like children, they see… — Richard Farson
And I reminded myself that it's easy to be grateful for the obvious blessings in life, much harder to be grateful for the tough moments… — Celia Rivenbark
For it is obvious to everybody, I think, that this study [of astronomy] compels the soul to look upward and leads it away from things… — Plato
As I progressed further with my project, it became obvious that it was really unimportant where I chose to photograph. The particular place simply provided… — George A Tice
Teaching children how to be eco-friendly at preschool age is just so obvious and so fantastic. It creates habits that they get into for a… — Tana Ramsay

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