#obvious

Men who are engaged in public life must necessarily aim at reducing opposition to a minimum, and one of the most obvious means to that end is by misrepresenting, discrediting or ruining their opponents. ↗

— Frederick Scott Oliver

#end #engaged #life #means #men

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. ↗

— George Orwell

#coincides #facts #foresee #future #grossly

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. ↗

— George Orwell

#depth #duty #first #intelligent #men

Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious. ↗

— George Orwell

#first #intelligent #men #obvious #restatement

I think there's a lot of deep-rooted history in England with racing. Lots of Formula One teams are based there. Formula One is obviously a huge sport over in England and Europe. ↗

— Danica Patrick

#england #europe #formula #formula one #history

I've never asked for special treatment along the way. And I'm never going to hide the fact that I'm a girl, ever. That's obvious, isn't it? ↗

— Danica Patrick

#asked #ever #fact #girl #going

After all, you're not exactly a nation like all the other nations. You are unique, if only because you are such an ancient people, and because of the way you are spread all over the world and your obvious success in many fields. ↗

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

#ancient #because #exactly #fields #like

Jim Bakker spells his name with two k's because three would be too obvious. ↗

— Bill Maher

#because #his #jim #jim bakker #name

It has been an honor to work in the Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise. ↗

— Dennis Ross

#administration #agreed #been #both #broader

No further evidence is needed to show that 'mental illness' is not the name of a biological condition whose nature awaits to be elucidated, but is the name of a concept whose purpose is to obscure the obvious. ↗

— Thomas Szasz

#biological #concept #condition #elucidated #evidence