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Obvious Quotes

"The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer."

"The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer."

Edward R. Murrow, American Journalist

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"The rule which should guide us in such cases is simple and obvious enough: that the aggregate testimony of our neighbours is subject to the same conditions as the testimony of any one of them."

"The rule which should guide us in such cases is simple and obvious enough: that the aggregate testimony of our neighbours is subject to the same conditions as the testimony of any one of them."

William Kingdon Clifford, English Mathematician

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"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."

"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

43

"I will always admit immediately to what's obvious, which is that Homo sapiens is inherently erotic or inherently sensual from birth."

"I will always admit immediately to what's obvious, which is that Homo sapiens is inherently erotic or inherently sensual from birth."

Jock Sturges, American Photographer

42

"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."

"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

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"I'm planning a different show, though for obvious reasons some of the material will be the same, and of course I will perform material from the new CD."

"I'm planning a different show, though for obvious reasons some of the material will be the same, and of course I will perform material from the new CD."

George Duke, American Musician

Obvious, Planning, Will

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"With everything it has to offer, Las Vegas is an obvious destination for tourists, as proven by the over 40 million visitors the city welcomes per year."

"With everything it has to offer, Las Vegas is an obvious destination for tourists, as proven by the over 40 million visitors the city welcomes per year."

Jon Porter, American Politician

Obvious, Tourists

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

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

Isaac Asimov, American Scientist

Obvious, Reputation

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"I could have begged. They made it obvious to me that if I wanted to come back and be a good boy... but I'd rather be in Roots than Good Times."

"I could have begged. They made it obvious to me that if I wanted to come back and be a good boy... but I'd rather be in Roots than Good Times."

John Amos, American Actor

39

"The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary for me to say - because they were too obvious."

"The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary for me to say - because they were too obvious."

Andre Gide, French Novelist

39

"Never assume the obvious is true."

"Never assume the obvious is true."

William Safire, American Author

38

"Every once in while, a person will do something obvious and direct that is no more than it appears to be. I think they do it to throw you off."

"Every once in while, a person will do something obvious and direct that is no more than it appears to be. I think they do it to throw you off."

Steven Brust, American Author

38

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

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

Henry Flynt, American Artist

38

"The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply."

"The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Obvious, Poet, Khalil Gibran

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"No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious."

"No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Obvious, Question

37

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

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

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

Obvious, Vanity

37

"We came back right over the World Trade Center and could see, even from that altitude, the devastation, the smoke that was coming up. It was obvious it was going to be horrible."

"We came back right over the World Trade Center and could see, even from that altitude, the devastation, the smoke that was coming up. It was obvious it was going to be horrible."

Hugh Shelton, American Soldier

Obvious, Right, Trade, World

37

"It was obvious what kind of game they were playing on the set of Amityville."

"It was obvious what kind of game they were playing on the set of Amityville."

Margot Kidder, American Actress

37

"I see no reason for recording the obvious."

"I see no reason for recording the obvious."

Edward Weston, American Photographer

Obvious, Reason

37

"What can I do, I asked myself, that is so spectacular that no one will be able to say he had seen it before? The answer was perfectly obvious. I would send a midget up to bat."

"What can I do, I asked myself, that is so spectacular that no one will be able to say he had seen it before? The answer was perfectly obvious. I would send a midget up to bat."

Bill Veeck, American Businessman

37

"It'll become obvious that we've really been working against ourselves."

"It'll become obvious that we've really been working against ourselves."

Neale Donald Walsch, American Author

37

"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."

"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

36

"It is obvious that different individuals require different things to live good, healthy, and virtuous lives."

"It is obvious that different individuals require different things to live good, healthy, and virtuous lives."

Tom G. Palmer, American Educator

36

"It's like our relationship is always about the other side that isn't the obvious side."

"It's like our relationship is always about the other side that isn't the obvious side."

Rosario Dawson, American Actress

35

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

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

Billy Wilder, American Director

35

"If we win, someone else loses. But if someone else loses, we lose. Which is a point we're not getting. The new spirituality will make this just painfully obvious."

"If we win, someone else loses. But if someone else loses, we lose. Which is a point we're not getting. The new spirituality will make this just painfully obvious."

Neale Donald Walsch, American Author

Obvious, Spirituality, Will

35

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

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

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

34

"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?"

"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

33

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

"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

33

"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."

"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

31

"The great discoveries are usually obvious."

"The great discoveries are usually obvious."

Phil Crosby, American Author

31

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

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

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

Obvious, Question

29

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

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

Mason Cooley, American Writer

28

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

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

Ruth Ellis, British Criminal

28

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

"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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