Plainly Quotes

194 quotes by 163 authors

Leaders of the world, my message to you is simple: to achieve universal peace and understanding on this planet you have only to speak plainly,… — David Small
Today I want to puke when I hear the word 'radical' applied so slothfully and stupidly to Islamist murderers; the most plainly reactionary people in… — Christopher Hitchens
And while we're on the subject of ducks, which we plainly are, the story, 'The Ugly Duckling' ought be banned as the central character wasn't… — Russell Brand
Then there was this freedom the little guys were always getting killed for. Was it freedom from another country? Freedom from work or disease or… — Dalton Trumbo
In a country that doesn't discriminate between fame and infamy, the latter presents itself as plainly more achievable. — Lionel Shriver
I have not wanted syllables where actions have spoken so plainly. — Jane Austen
Rebecca held her head high and swanned across the hallway, but as she neared the footman, she could see quite plainly that his gaze was… — Elizabeth Hoyt
The wizards represent all that the true 'muggle' most fears: They are plainly outcasts and comfortable with being so. Nothing is more unnerving to the… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I wanted the monster back and that was plainly wrong. — Stephenie Meyer
He could see plainly that she was not herself. That is, he could not see that she was becoming herself and daily casting aside that… — Kate Chopin
Plainly it isn't an exact science, despite it being a complex interaction of micro-decisions and corresponding thought; perhaps it doesn't always work and we pass… — Simon Pegg
By a man's finger-nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boots, by his trouser-knees, by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Plainly, this unwillingness to give ground even on unimportant disagreements is the symptom of some deepseated insecurity, as was my one-time fondness for making teasing… — Christopher Hitchens
Plainly, such an approach does not exclude other ways of trying to comprehend the world. Someone committed to it (as I am) can consistently believe… — Noam Chomsky
Any fool can hope when success lies plainly in view. It wants genuine strength to hope when matters are hopeless. — Michael Flynn
To put is still more plainly: the desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing. To hold your breath is to… — Alan Watts
Plainly, she is quite besotted by him,... a girl, a young girl, and she is falling in love for the first time in her life.… — Philippa Gregory
More striking still, it appeared that, if the process of concentration goes on at the same rate, at the end of another century we shall… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Resolved, to study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive myself to grow in the knowledge of… — Jonathan Edwards
When one tries to increase his knowledge by doing mental gymnastics over books without waiting upon God and looking to the guidance of the Holy… — Watchman Nee

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