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

Quote by Edward R Murrow

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The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between...

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between...

A satellite has no conscience.

A satellite has no conscience.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can...

A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can...

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt...

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt...

After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure.

After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure.

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few...

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few...

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible...

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible...

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from...

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from...

No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.

No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.

There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the incredible and those who...

There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the incredible and those who...

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision,...

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision,...

Learn to limit yourself; to content yourself with some definite work; dare to be what...

Learn to limit yourself; to content yourself with some definite work; dare to be what...

If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you...

If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you...

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

Alas, the fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself

Alas, the fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself

The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence...

The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence...

We look at the world and see what we have learned to believe is there....

We look at the world and see what we have learned to believe is there....

Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty.

Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty.

Some sincerity will serve well in the long run but total sincerity is often detrimental.

Some sincerity will serve well in the long run but total sincerity is often detrimental.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.