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Plain Quotes

It is your work to clear away the mass of encumbering material of thoughts, so that you may bring into plain view the precious thing at the center of the mass Picture Quote #1

I think becoming an actor because it’s a ridiculously insecure profession to go into. I feel very comfortable but very lucky. I think any time that you imagine that it’s plain sailing for hereon in, then you’re kidding yourself Picture Quote #1

Too many people, because they were white and poor, black and rich, or just plain busy with something other than politics, have felt they had no voice in our government Picture Quote #1

Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price Picture Quote #1

Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain! Picture Quote #1

Now suddenly there was nothing but a world of cloud, and we three were there alone in the middle of a great white plain with snowy hills and mountains staring at us; and it was very still; but there were whispers Picture Quote #1

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One might not think of light as a matter of fact, but I do. And it is, as I said, as plain and open and direct an art as you will ever find Picture Quote #1

Strip the proud nobility of their bloated estates, reduce them to a level with plain republicans, send forth to labor, and teach their children to enter the workshops or handle the plow, and you will thus humble proud traitors Picture Quote #1

The point is, when you have a chance to have a big adventure, especially if, like in your case, it doesn’t hurt anyone, it’s just plain foolish not to take it Picture Quote #1

So the poet, who wants to be something that he cannot be, and is a failure in plain life, makes up fictitious versions of his predicament that are interesting even to other persons because nobody is a perfect automobile salesman Picture Quote #1

The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses Picture Quote #1

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don’t know how far we can go Picture Quote #1

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Keep your private life private. Be open to suggestions from different people. And just be nice. I have heard stories about people who are just plain rude to the press or fans Picture Quote #1

It’s pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind of counterculture is, in reality, just the plain old chaos of undifferentiated weirdness Picture Quote #1

I’d rather look ridiculous when everybody else does than plain and sensible all by myself Picture Quote #1

Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet Picture Quote #1

Once upon a time we were just plain people. But that was before we began having relationships with mechanical systems. Get involved with a machine and sooner or later you are reduced to a factor Picture Quote #1

The world of shabby gentility is like no other; its sacrifices have less logic, its standards are harsher, its relation to reality is dimmer than comfortable property or plain poverty can understand Picture Quote #1

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The plain truth is that the reporter’s trade is for young men. Your feet, which do the legwork, are nine times more important than your head, which fits the facts into a coherent pattern Picture Quote #1

Geez, if I could get through to you, kiddo, that depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it is plain and simple reduction of feeling. Reduction, see? Of all feeling. People who keep stiff upper lips find that it’s damn hard to smile Picture Quote #1

Art and ideology often interact on each other; but the plain fact is that both spring from a common source. Both draw on human experience to explain mankind to itself; both attempt, in very different ways, to assemble coherence from seemingly unrelated phenomena; both stand guard for us against chaos Picture Quote #1

Intellectual sodomy, which comes from the refusal to be simple about plain matters, is as gross and abundant today as sexual perversion and they are nowise different from one another Picture Quote #1

Strictly speaking, there is but one real evil: I mean acute pain. All other complaints are so considerably diminished by time that it is plain the grief is owing to our passion, since the sensation of it vanishes when that is over Picture Quote #1

To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire Picture Quote #1

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Every leaf is a spacious plain; every line a flowing brook; every period a lofty mountain Picture Quote #1

Writing for the page is only one form of writing for the eye. Wherever solemn inscriptions are put up in public places, there is a sense that the site and the occasion demand a form of writing which goes beyond plain informative prose. Each word is so valued that the letters forming it are seen as objects of solemn beauty Picture Quote #1

Republicans support opening the floodgates to special interest money and suppressing the right to vote. It’s just plain wrong Picture Quote #1

All writing is a form of manipulation, of course, but you realize that a plain sentence can actually do so much Picture Quote #1

The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth Picture Quote #1

The tree that never had to fight for sun and sky and air and light but stood out in the open plain and always got it share of rain, never became a forest king but lived and died a scrubby thing. Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger wind, the stronger trees Picture Quote #1

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It is your work to clear away the mass of encumbering material of thoughts, so that you may bring into plain view the precious thing at the center of the mass (Plain Quotes) I think becoming an actor because it’s a ridiculously insecure profession to go into. I feel very comfortable but very lucky. I think any time that you imagine that it’s plain sailing for hereon in, then you’re kidding yourself (Plain Quotes) Too many people, because they were white and poor, black and rich, or just plain busy with something other than politics, have felt they had no voice in our government (Plain Quotes) Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price (Plain Quotes) Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain! (Plain Quotes) Now suddenly there was nothing but a world of cloud, and we three were there alone in the middle of a great white plain with snowy hills and mountains staring at us; and it was very still; but there were whispers (Plain Quotes) One might not think of light as a matter of fact, but I do. And it is, as I said, as plain and open and direct an art as you will ever find (Plain Quotes) Strip the proud nobility of their bloated estates, reduce them to a level with plain republicans, send forth to labor, and teach their children to enter the workshops or handle the plow, and you will thus humble proud traitors (Plain Quotes) The point is, when you have a chance to have a big adventure, especially if, like in your case, it doesn’t hurt anyone, it’s just plain foolish not to take it (Plain Quotes) So the poet, who wants to be something that he cannot be, and is a failure in plain life, makes up fictitious versions of his predicament that are interesting even to other persons because nobody is a perfect automobile salesman (Plain Quotes) The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses (Plain Quotes) Without heroes, we are all plain people and don’t know how far we can go (Plain Quotes) Keep your private life private. Be open to suggestions from different people. And just be nice. I have heard stories about people who are just plain rude to the press or fans (Plain Quotes) It’s pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind of counterculture is, in reality, just the plain old chaos of undifferentiated weirdness (Plain Quotes) I’d rather look ridiculous when everybody else does than plain and sensible all by myself (Plain Quotes) Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet (Plain Quotes) Once upon a time we were just plain people. But that was before we began having relationships with mechanical systems. Get involved with a machine and sooner or later you are reduced to a factor (Plain Quotes) The world of shabby gentility is like no other; its sacrifices have less logic, its standards are harsher, its relation to reality is dimmer than comfortable property or plain poverty can understand (Plain Quotes) The plain truth is that the reporter’s trade is for young men. Your feet, which do the legwork, are nine times more important than your head, which fits the facts into a coherent pattern (Plain Quotes) Geez, if I could get through to you, kiddo, that depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it is plain and simple reduction of feeling. Reduction, see? Of all feeling. People who keep stiff upper lips find that it’s damn hard to smile (Plain Quotes) Art and ideology often interact on each other; but the plain fact is that both spring from a common source. Both draw on human experience to explain mankind to itself; both attempt, in very different ways, to assemble coherence from seemingly unrelated phenomena; both stand guard for us against chaos (Plain Quotes) Intellectual sodomy, which comes from the refusal to be simple about plain matters, is as gross and abundant today as sexual perversion and they are nowise different from one another (Plain Quotes) Strictly speaking, there is but one real evil: I mean acute pain. All other complaints are so considerably diminished by time that it is plain the grief is owing to our passion, since the sensation of it vanishes when that is over (Plain Quotes) To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire (Plain Quotes) Every leaf is a spacious plain; every line a flowing brook; every period a lofty mountain (Plain Quotes) Writing for the page is only one form of writing for the eye. Wherever solemn inscriptions are put up in public places, there is a sense that the site and the occasion demand a form of writing which goes beyond plain informative prose. Each word is so valued that the letters forming it are seen as objects of solemn beauty (Plain Quotes) Republicans support opening the floodgates to special interest money and suppressing the right to vote. It’s just plain wrong (Plain Quotes) All writing is a form of manipulation, of course, but you realize that a plain sentence can actually do so much (Plain Quotes) The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth (Plain Quotes) The tree that never had to fight for sun and sky and air and light but stood out in the open plain and always got it share of rain, never became a forest king but lived and died a scrubby thing. Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger wind, the stronger trees (Plain Quotes)

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