Evident Quotes

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(On John Wayne`s 1971 interview with Playboy magazine) That doesn`t need a reply, it`s self-evident. You can`t even get mad at it; it`s so insane that there`s just nothing to say about it. He would be, according to his point of view, someone not disposed to returning any of the colonial possessions in Africa or Asia to their rightful owners. He would be sharing a perspective with B.J. Vorster if he were in South Africa. He would be on the side of Ian Smith. He would have shot down Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi), called him a rabble rouser. The only freedom fighters he would recognize would be those who were fighting Communists; if they were fighting to get out from under colonial rule, he`d call them terrorists. The Indians today he`d call agitators, terrorists, who knows? If John Wayne ran for President, he would get a great following ... I think he`s been enormously instrumental in perpetuating this view of the Indian as a savage, ferocious, destructive force. He`s made us believe things about the Indian that were never true and perpetuated the myth about how wonderful the frontiersmen were and how decent and honorable we all were.

- Marlon Brando

There`s a lot of reflection that goes on whenever I write a song - it`s been a wild whirlwind last couple of years and there`s a lot to talk about, and hopefully that`s evident in the music.

- Nick Lachey

I was not really fond of marriage, of contracts,but when everything became so evident with Karine, all fears and uncertainty disappeared. I only wanted to make her happy. When it was time to arrange everything for the wedding, I was in Africa in a reservation surrounded by snakes and lions, and I was stressed thinking about Karine, who had to face it all alone. She came for a while over there with Roxane, and it was wonderful.

- Vincent Perez

It was fairly evident that nobody wanted to do this as a one-off thing. It`s too big a part of our life to do it quickly and dispose of it.

- Andy Taylor

In scoring we have a lot that was not evident in the shooting. The radio is on all the time.

- Debbie Allen

And there are certain things, and they are evident, obviously, without being boring about it, but I mean obviously, the two evident and easy ones being Gandhi and Cry Freedom, there are things which I do care about very much and which I would like to stand up and be counted.

- Richard Attenborough

And I think one way or another it`s evident to those who work with me that as a writer, a director, a friend, as somebody`s there that`s very anxious to get the movie made.

- Robert Towne

Here it is evident that the money we are spending is supporting rescue efforts.

- Tom Powers

The negative effect of textile export quotas imposed by the US and Europe has been evident since August last year. Now China is again being accused of dumping iron products and shoes in the same countries, so new anti-dumping quotas may be imposed soon.

- Daniel Chan

The significant development in our Utility Products segment during the last year is evident in the new products we will feature at G2E. Most notably are the intelligent shoes that are part of the Intelligent Table System we are currently developing with IGT and Progressive Gaming and the Ameranth poker room management software that will be integrated with our Deck Mate shuffler. We will also highlight our MD2 Workstation that provides accurate, detailed deck verification for back-of-house operations and our Easy Chipper roulette chip sorter which is rapidly gaining momentum through multiple-unit installations at several key casinos.

- David Lopez

We lost. The numbers say you`re out and the season is over -- that`s it. I think it was quite evident we were not going to do it. The numbers and history were not on our side. When he caught the ball, that`s the end, There`s no more.

- Eric Chavez

I think it should be evident by now, but I`m as lost as anyone.

- Paul Westerberg

She was really a beautiful baby. That part was very evident the minute she was put in your arms.

- Elaine Williams

Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.

- Mohandas K. Gandhi

A good score should have a point of view all of its own. It should transcend all that has gone before, stand on its own two feet and still serve the movie. A great soundtrack is all about communicating with the audience, but we all try to bring something extra to the movie that is not entirely evident on screen.

- Hans Zimmer

You realize that after the games, it doesn`t matter how many people are screaming and yelling for them. If they don`t have family, they don`t have a reason to come out (of the locker room) and really take it in. When you see that, it`s really evident how important family really is.

- Denise Miller

Keith had it a little better than most kids here because he had two parents in the same household who cared about him and loved him, ... It was evident they were involved in his life. He had that going for him. For all his bumps in the road, he had that foundation there to propel him back to where he should be.

- Jeff Hill

These changes seem suspect because manufacturers adopted aggressive discounting programs during July, programs that were evident in the 1 percent decline in vehicle prices in the CPI,

- Michael Moran

My affinity for trees as a material seems to come from a childhood spent wandering the forest around Southern Pines - a place with thick underbrush and many intersecting lines evident in the bare winter branches of trees.

- Patrick Dougherty

If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It`s very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that`s never been more clearly evident than in today`s NBA game.

- Julius Erving

How we are using up our home, how we are living and polluting the planet is frightening. It was evident when I was a child. It`s more evident now.

- Maya Lin

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

- Aaron Day

Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - `We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.`

- Adam Quinton

God is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light.

- Ahmad Ragab

This is indeed not only relevant to Documentary but is evident is most type of film making. The film often mirrors the experience, understanding and politics of the director.

- Al Mansell

That those prominent in the intermediate Socialistic divisions do not fully understand what they are about is evident from the positions they occupy.

- Al Nash

Now it is evident that a little insight into the customs of every people is necessary to insure a kindly communication; this, joined with patience and kindness, will seldom fail with the natives of the interior.

- Alan Grieve

After the horrific attacks of September 11th, it was evident that our Government needed to be transformed to meet the new challenges of this dangerous world.

- Alice Golembo

It is all too evident that our nation, and the governments of other countries, require all the help they can get in order to fight the War on Terrorism against people who have no qualms about taking the lives of innocent men, women, and children.

- Alice Hoglan

No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.

- Amir Orad

The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures.

- Andrea Cerutti

The third group is focused on counterintelligence and security. I think the reason for that is fairly evident, in terms of vulnerabilities of the department and the harm that can come to it by failing to detect when we have, in fact, been harmed.

- Andreas Koepke

Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action.

- Andres Avila

There had been no agreement with Australia, we were not in a position to announce anything and when the other deal came out of the blue it was evident ING NZ were not aware of the discussions.

- Annette Goodheart

Our goal is to teach our students the fine points of food preparation and the discerning art of wine selection. Our talented chefs are uniquely suited to this task, and we are confident that our tradition of excellence and passion for food will be evident in our classes.

- Arnold Robinson

He had a solid preseason, ... Teams got to see what he can do. It`s evident by all the teams that have called. He just needs to be polished a little.

- Aubrey Eben

It became increasingly evident that we needed to do something in terms of a financial turnaround plan, or the place wasn`t going to be a viable organization anymore.

- Audrey Rust

Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.

- Adrien Wing