Straightforward Quotes

206 quotes by 197 authors

It's why I get miffed at all the dashing around in recent zombie films. It completely misses the point; transforms the threat to a straightforward… — Simon Pegg
It is straightforwardâ€”and never mind, for now, about plagues and famines: if God existed, and if he cared for humankind, he would never have given… — Martin Amis
I love you.â€ His voice was straightforward, affectionate. â€œYou make me remember who I used to be. You make me want to be that man… — Becca Fitzpatrick
If you know someone whoâ€™s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isnâ€™t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is,… — Stephen Fry
For a time I would feel I belonged still to a world of straightforward facts; but the feeling would not last long. Something would turn… — Joseph Conrad
Boxingâ€™s not that straightforward,â€ said Eldric. â€œYou can practice and practice, but the real experience will always be different. Lots of things are like that,… — Franny Billingsley
My understanding of magic is fairly straightforward. Hit enemies with a sword until theyâ€™re dead. If they rise again, hit them again. Repeat as necessary.… — Rick Riordan
I'm not insane. This is very simple, very straightforward. Provided he doesn't kill me, its foolproof. — Josh Lanyon
-You're simple, straightforward and honest, a little bit on the primitive side, I should think. To interest you a woman would have to... -To lay… — Tennessee Williams
I sometimes think that shame, mere awkward, senseless shame, does as much towards preventing good acts and straightforward happiness as any of our vices can… — C.S. Lewis
Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other… — Akira Kurosawa
Things don't just happen, they have reasons. And the reasons have reasons. And the reasons for the reasons have reasons. And then the things that… — Kevin Brooks
From what I could see, the hardwood was just fine. Then again, I'd just see a windmill and an open sky, too, never feeling the… — Sarah Dessen
And what he meant was that maths wasn't like life because in life there are no straightforward answers in the end — Mark Haddon
The basic prescription for preventing deflation is straightforward, at least in principle: Use monetary and fiscal policy as needed to support aggregate spending, in a… — Ben Bernanke
Jazz Improvisation means that practice is not as straightforward as it would be when you simply have a score to play. — Ahmad Jamal
My approach is to start from the straightforward principle that our body is a machine. A very complicated machine, but none the less a machine,… — Aubrey de Grey
Connection between life and radioactive nuclei is straightforward. No life without tectonic activity, without volcanic activity. And we know very well that geothermal energy is… — Garik Israelian
By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process design, metrics, hiring… — Ben Horowitz
I try very hard to maintain the confidence of my sources by speaking candidly with them, honoring agreements about the use of our conversation, and… — John Harwood

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