Obvious Quotes - Page 5

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

  Edward R. Murrow

  Freedom, Work, Philosophy

  "Mad about Physics : Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities". Book by Christopher Jargodzki, 2001.

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• If a person wants to be a part of your life, they will make an obvious effort to do so. Think twice before reserving a space in your heart for people who do not make an effort to stay.

  John Spence

  Heart, Thinking, Space

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• Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of action may be so obvious that the problem no longer exists.

  Edward de Bono

  Change, Attitude, Creativity

  Edward De Bono (1971). “The use of lateral thinking”

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• It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious.

  Alfred North Whitehead

  Contemplating, Extraordinary

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• It is obvious that the bumper sticker question "What would Jesus do?" will not always bring a popular response.

  Jeffrey R. Holland

  Jesus, Bumper Sticker, Response

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• All that is obvious detracts completely from all that is not.

  Emma Restall Orr

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• Nothing is as invisible as the obvious.

  Richard Farson

  Invisible

  Richard Farson (1997). “Management of the Absurd”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

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• Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Creativity, Artist

  "Steve Jobs: seven lessons from Apple's founder" by Frédéric Filloux, www.theguardian.com. October 10, 2011.

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• It's not the meaning of life we seek but our aliveness. Once we have that, the meaning of life is obvious.

  Anodea Judith

  Meaning Of Life, Life Is

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• I note the obvious differences between each sort and type,
  but we are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.

  Maya Angelou

  Differences, Notes, Type

  Maya Angelou (2015). “The Complete Poetry”, p.227, Random House

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

  Eric Hoffer

  Work, Spells

  Eric Hoffer (1955). “The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms”

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• In art, the obvious is a sin.

  Edward Dmytryk

  Art, Sin

  Edward Dmytryk (2012). “On Film Editing”, p.36, Taylor & Francis

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• The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

  Pablo Picasso

  Inspirational, Art, Creativity

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• An artist who is inspired is being obvious. He’s not making any decisions, he’s not weighing one idea against another. He’s accepting his first thoughts.

  Keith Johnstone

  Artist, Ideas, Decision

  Keith Johnstone (1981). “Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre”, p.88, Routledge

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• There is no mystery whatever - only inability to perceive the obvious.

  Wei Wu Wei

  Inability, Mystery, Perceive

  "All Else Is Bondage: Non-Volitional Living". Book by Wei Wu Wei, 1964.

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• This capacity to go beyond the factors of conditioning is one of the obvious advantages of the human person.

  Paulo Freire

  Advantage, Conditioning, Capacity

  Paulo Freire (2000). “Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage”, p.32, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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• Design cannot be heard or read, it must be seen. Design is the structural link between the customers and the product. Content must be brought to the surface. And when a design is completed, it should seem natural and obvious. It should look like it is always been this way. And it should last.

  Roger Black

  Design, Looks, Links

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• Making the solution seem so completely inevitable and obvious, so uncontrived and natural - it's so hard!

  Jonathan Ive

  Natural, Inevitable, Solutions

  "Jonathan Ive: Inventor of the decade" by Sheryl Garratt, www.theguardian.com. November 28, 2009.

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• If I do something, it's always 90% obvious and 10% unknown.

  Felix Baumgartner

  Ifs

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• A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

  Anita Brookner

  Liars, Lying, Men

  Anita Brookner (1987). “A friend from England”, Pantheon

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• It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.

  T. S. Eliot

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  "Knowledge and Experience in the Philosophy of F.H. Bradley". Book by T. S. Eliot, ch. 1, Columbia University Press (quoting Doctoral dissertation in philosophy; submitted to Harvard in 1916), 1964.

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• I won't take time to repeat all the obvious benefits of physical exercise but will only underscore the well-attested fact that a program of regular exercise increases one's efficiency in every facet of life, including the depth and restfulness of sleep. And the time taken can be minimal; just a few minutes of calisthenics and running in place in one's room or jogging around the yard or block is often sufficient. Exercising doesn't take time. It saves time. Still, few consistently do it.

  Stephen Covey

  Running, Block, Taken

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• What are the prospects for an Arab state serving a leading role comparable to the role that other states place in other regions? There is no obvious candidate. Saudi Arabia has the money but a relatively small population. Iraq was a great potential leader, as a sizable country with great oil resources and a highly educated population, but it went off in the wrong direction.

  Samuel P. Huntington

  Country, Oil, Iraq

  Interview with Amina Chaudary, www.theislamicmonthly.com. 2006.

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• No matter how well you think you've hidden, you'll always leave behind a trace. And the more you try to hide that trace, the more obvious and troublesome it will become.

  Gosho Aoyama

  Thinking, Trying, Matter

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• Haruhi: Whaddaya think I am?! The Twins: To us? Why that's obvious-- a toy!

  Bisco Hatori

  Thinking, Toys, Twins

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