"Never assume the obvious is true."

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"If we think about the obvious long enough, it dissolves."

Mason Cooley, American Writer

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"There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

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"To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

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"When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious problem is that as an assertion it's self-defeating."

Henry Flynt, American Artist

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"It is obvious that when I shot him I intended to kill him."

Ruth Ellis, British Criminal

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"That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along."

Madeleine L'Engle, American Novelist

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"The great discoveries are usually obvious."

Phil Crosby, American Author

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"Most of the research which is done is determined by the requirement that it shall, in a fairly obvious and predictable way, reinforce the approved or fashionable theories."

Celia Green, British Author

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"What has 'theology' ever said that is of the smallest use to anybody? When has 'theology' ever said anything that is demonstrably true and is not obvious? What makes you think that 'theology' is a subject at all?"

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

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"Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead."

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

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"Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight."

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"Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care."

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"If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing."

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"If we think about the obvious long enough, it dissolves."

"There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly."

"To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question."

"When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious problem is that as an assertion it's self-defeating."

"It is obvious that when I shot him I intended to kill him."

"That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along."

"The great discoveries are usually obvious."

"Most of the research which is done is determined by the requirement that it shall, in a fairly obvious and predictable way, reinforce the approved or fashionable theories."

"What has 'theology' ever said that is of the smallest use to anybody? When has 'theology' ever said anything that is demonstrably true and is not obvious? What makes you think that 'theology' is a subject at all?"

"Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead."

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"Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight."

"The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right."

"Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care."

"If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing."

"Have a definite opinion."

"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."

"Never assume the obvious is true."