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

Quote by Edward R Murrow

Topics: Philosophical Quotes, Thought-Provoking Quotes

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...

A satellite has no conscience.

A satellite has no conscience.

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...

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...

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...

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

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...

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 country's strategy is always based on a fundamental philosophical outlook.

A country's strategy is always based on a fundamental philosophical outlook.

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

No man is free who is not master of himself.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life...

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life...

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a...

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a...

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is...

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is...

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.