Plain Quotes

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I think if you're remarkable, amazing or just plain spectacular, you probably shouldn't have a resume at all. — Seth Godin
And I don't like people who eat powdered doughnuts. I don't car how careful you are, they're just plain messy. I can't believe they taste… — Erin McKean
Slowly light strengthens, and the room takes shape. It stands plain as a wardrobe, what we know, Have always known, know that we can't escape,… — Philip Larkin
They were enjoying the happy hour that seldom comes but once in any life, the magical moment which bestows youth on the old, beauty on… — Louisa May Alcott
There's absolutely no limit to what plain, ordinary, working people can accomplish if they're given the opportunity and encouragement to do their best. — Sam Walton
The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable. — Barbara Johnson
A policeman in plain clothes is a man; in his uniform he is ten. Clothes and title are the most potent thing, the most formidable… — Mark Twain
There is an old saying: If you want to hide the treasure, put it in plain sight. Then no one will see it. — Larry Dossey
Knee-deep in the cosmic overwhelm, Iâ€™m stricken by the ricochet wonder of it all: the plain everythingness of everything, in cahoots with the everythingness of… — Diane Ackerman
A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An… — Preston Sturges
Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. — C.S. Lewis
Like so many other positive acts, it turns out that hugging boosts our immune system. Plus it just plain feels good! So hug someone today,… — M. J. Ryan
Plain intellectual thinking is the peak of ignorance because all that you will know is to play with a few aspects and make others look… — Jaggi Vasudev
An orator is the worse person to tell a plain fact. — Maria Edgeworth
My mandalas were cryptograms concerning the state of the self which was presented to me anew each day...I guarded them like precious pearls....It became increasingly… — Carl Jung
The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable. — Sophia Loren
Rueful, bittersweet, funny, written with tenderness and bite, Merrill Feitell's stories, like so many classic short stories, are made from the plain and painful stuff… — Michael Chabon
If we would be sanctified, our course is clear and plain-we must begin with Christ. We must go to Him as sinners, with no plea… — J C Ryle
God is not merely at your fingertips but within your grasp. Live each day like a child digging through an antique treasure chest rifling for… — Margaret Feinberg
People just do the strangest things when they believe they're entitled. But they do even stranger things when they just plain believe. — John Goodman

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