"Never assume the obvious is true."

Obvious,

7

Create Your Own Wallpaper

Standard

Customized

Exlpore more Obvious quotes

"Sometimes I read a script and it's obvious from early on that it's one where the suspension of disbelief has to develop strongly from page one. Some are more reality-based."

Gillian Anderson, American Actress

Obvious, Reality

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

Mason Cooley, American Writer

Obvious,

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

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

Obvious,

"Sometimes you could tell what it was about - it was interesting - and sometimes it was quite obvious that someone had lost it and it was on an endless loop."

Todd Rundgren, American Musician

Obvious,

"Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also."

Billy Wilder, American Director

Obvious,

"The great discoveries are usually obvious."

Phil Crosby, American Author

Obvious,

"On several occasions President Kennedy encouraged me to take a lover, an obvious sign he also had some himself."

Pierre Salinger, American Public Servant

Obvious, President

"I wanted to use what I was, to be what I was born to be - not to have a 'career', but to be that straightforward obvious unmistakable animal, a writer."

Cynthia Ozick, American Novelist

Obvious, Writer

"It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety."

Isaac Asimov, American Scientist

Obvious, Reputation

"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

Obvious, Research, Theories

Explore more quotes by William Safire

"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."

Work

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

Work

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

Language

7

Standard

Customized

Exlpore more Obvious quotes

"Sometimes I read a script and it's obvious from early on that it's one where the suspension of disbelief has to develop strongly from page one. Some are more reality-based."

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

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

"Sometimes you could tell what it was about - it was interesting - and sometimes it was quite obvious that someone had lost it and it was on an endless loop."

"Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also."

"The great discoveries are usually obvious."

"On several occasions President Kennedy encouraged me to take a lover, an obvious sign he also had some himself."

"I wanted to use what I was, to be what I was born to be - not to have a 'career', but to be that straightforward obvious unmistakable animal, a writer."

"It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety."

"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."

Explore more quotes by William Safire

"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."

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

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

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

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

"Have a definite opinion."

"Never assume the obvious is true."